Who was King of Hungary from 1000 to 1038, changed his name from Wajk on becoming Christian, and is Hungary's patron saint?
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary most famous king, Stephen I, whose reign (997 – 1038) was marked by his consolidation of the monarchy, the establishment of the medieval state of Hungary, and his adoption of Christianity as the state religion. His coronation, as recognized in the Church, is dated 1001. He died August 15, 1038, during the Feast of the Assumption. His feast day in Hungary is August 20. Canonized by Pope Gregory VII in 1083 along with his son Imre (who preceded him in death in 1031, after a hunting accident) and Bishop Gerhard of Hungary, St. Stephen is the patron saint of "Hungary,
King of Hungary later to the Habsburg Empire. In 1696, after dethroning Prince Michael II Apafi, Leopold I took the title ""Prince of Transylvania"". In 1765, Maria Theresa elevated Transylvania to the status of Grand Principality. The ""Count of the Székelys"" was originally a dignitary of the Kingdom of Hungary, but the title was later used by the Princes of Transylvania. The title was revived during the reign of Maria Theresa who adopted it at the request of the Székelys. King of Hungary The King of Hungary () was the ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001)