Árpád

Árpád (c. 845 - c. 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He led the tribal confederation during the Magyar Conquest of the Carpathian Basin (Honfoglalás) up until the Battle of Pozsony in which the Magyars were defeated by the combined German-Moravian forces.

Despite this defeat, Árpád managed to conquer most of the Pannonian basin, significantly reducing the influence of Moravia and Bulgaria in the region. He is regarded as the ' Founder of the Country' and the dynasty descending from him rules the main Magyar tribe to this day.