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The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed from the Middle Ages into the twentieth century ( 1000  1946 with the exception of 1918  1920 ). The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen I at Esztergom in about the year 1000 ; his family ( the ___MASK95___ ) led the monarchy for 300 years . By the 12th century , the kingdom became a European middle power within the Western world . Kunigunda Rostislavna ( 1245 -- 9 September 1285 ; Czech : Kunhuta Uherská or Kunhuta Haliská ) was Queen consort of Bohemia and its Regent from 1278 until her death . She was a member of the House of Chernigov , and a daughter of Rostislav Mikhailovich . The ___MASK11___ dynasty or Rurikids was a dynasty founded by the Varangian prince ___MASK11___ , who established himself in Novgorod around the year AD 862 . The Rurikids were the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus ' ( after 862 ), as well as the successor principalities of Galicia - Volhynia ( after 1199 ), Chernigov , Vladimir - Suzdal , and the Grand Duchy of Moscow , and the founders of the Tsardom of Russia . They ruled until 1598 and the Time of Troubles , following which they were succeeded by the Romanovs . They are one of Europe ' s oldest royal houses , with numerous existing cadet branches . Rostislav Mikhailovich ( Bulgarian , Russian and Ukrainian :   ) ( after 1210 / c . 1225  1262 ) was a Rus ' prince ( a member of the ___MASK11___ dynasty ), and a dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary .