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Genetic identification of Árpád Dynasty members from the ossuary of the Royal Basilica at Székesfehérvár

Kovács Bence, B Olasz, Judit J et al.

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2026-07-17 Published
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Chapter I

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Authors

KB
Kovács Bence
BO
B Olasz
JJ
Judit J
MZ
Maróti Zoltán
ZS
Z Schütz
OO
Oszkár O
RN
Rouse Nicholas
NN
N Nagy
MF
Michael F MF
GA
Gînguță Alexandra
AM
A Maár
KK
Kitti K
TB
Tihanyi Balázs
BK
B Kis
LL
Luca L
HB
Holczmann Balázs
BK
B Kertész
BB
Balázs B
SZ
Szabó Zoltán
ZB
Z Bernert
ZZ
Zsolt Z
NE
Neparáczki Endre
ET
E Török
TT
Tibor T
KM
Kásler Miklós
MN
M Nagy
PL
Péter L PL
VG
Varga Gergely I B
G
GIB
Chapter II

Abstract

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Shotgun sequencing of >400 genomes from the ossuary of the Royal Basilica of Székesfehérvár identified three additional skeletal remains carrying the Árpád Dynasty's Y chromosome haplogroup R-ARP, raising the total known R-ARP+ individuals from four to seven. Kinship and IBD analyses placed these individuals within the dynasty alongside Béla, Duke of Macsó (†1272)—a Rurikid prince and great-great-grandson of King Béla III— and a fetus from a tomb adjacent to Béla III. One of these is King Béla II "the Blind" (1131–1141); a second is a likely second-degree relative of St. Ladislaus (probably an uncle, identity unresolved); the third, buried outside the original Basilica walls, is related to the Árpáds only by Y-haplogroup. The authenticity of Béla, Duke of Macsó's remains was genetically confirmed. IBD also linked Árpáds to conquering Hungarians, Vikings, and the Aba, Báthory, and Corvinus families.

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