Battle of Rozgony

Battle of Rozgony
	Part of Charles I's wars for the centralized power
	; Battle of Rozgony, Chronicon Pictum
Date	15 June 1312
Location	Rozgony, Kingdom of Hungary; (today Rozhanovce, Slovakia)48°44′41.075″N 21°20′10.090″E
Result	Victory of Charles I of Hungary,; weakening of the magnates
Belligerents
Aba family ruling northern part of Eastern Hungary; Matthew Csák ruling Upper Hungary	Hungary under the House of Anjou; Order of Saint John; Zipser Saxons; Kassa;
Commanders and leaders
Nicholas Aba †; David Aba †; Aba the Great †; Demetrius Balassa †	King Charles Robert
	Location within Slovakia Battle of Rozgony (Europe without the extreme north)

The Battle of Rozgony or Battle of Rozhanovce was fought between King Charles Robert of Hungary and the family of Palatine Amade Aba on 15 June 1312, on the Rozgony (today Rozhanovce) field. Chronicon Pictum described it as the "most cruel battle since the Mongol invasion of Europe". Despite many casualties on the King's side, his decisive victory brought an end to the Aba family's rule over the eastern Kingdom of Hungary, weakened his major domestic opponent Máté Csák III, and ultimately secured power for Charles Robert of Hungary.

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