Apostolic King of Hungary | |
---|---|
Details | |
Style | His Apostolic Majesty |
First monarch | Stephen I |
Last monarch | Charles IV |
Formation | 25 December 1000 |
Abolition | 16 November 1918 |
Residence | Buda Castle |
Appointer | Crowned |
Pretender(s) | Archduke Karl |
The King of Hungary (Hungarian: magyar király) was the ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (apostoli magyar király) was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all monarchs of Hungary.[1]