English: Chronicon Pictum / Illuminated Chronicle (Page 137) - Battle of Rozgony
The Battle of Rozgony (1312). The battle was the most significant engagement of King Charles I of Hungary's campaign to reunify Kingdom of Hungary. In this battle, fought on the field near Rozgony (now Rozhanovce, Slovakia) close to Kassa (now Košice, Slovakia), the king defeated the army of the family of Palatine Amade Aba. The Illuminated Chronicle describes it as the fiercest battle fought since the Mongol invasions of Hungary. Although the royal army also suffered heavy losses, King Charles Robert's decisive victory brought an end to the Aba family's dominance in northeastern Hungary, weakened his most powerful internal rival, Matthew Csák, the magnate who ruled northwestern Hungary, and firmly consolidated Charles Robert's reign throughout the kingdom. Through his maternal line, Charles Robert was one of the heirs of the ruling House of Árpád, which had only recently become extinct in the male line. In the miniature, the battle is depicted taking place in a valley between two rocky hills, with the castle of Kassa standing on the heights. In the foreground lie the bloodied bodies of fallen warriors. On the right, King Charles Robert rides a white horse in full armor, wearing a crown and a visored helmet adorned with the crest of the Hungarian Angevins. His breastplate bears the Hungarian coat of arms with the double cross. His similarly decorated banner lies on the ground in the hand of his fallen standard-bearer, Györke. In his left hand, the king carries a shield displaying the fleur-de-lis of the House of Anjou, while in the background, beneath the royal Hungarian Angevin banner, the relieving army arrives to support him. On the left, the opposing commander – presumably one of Aba Amadé's sons – also wearing a closed helmet, is shown engaged in single combat with the king.