Vata (Hungarian Leader)

Vata was a Hungarian nobleman of the city of Békés who led an uprising known as the Vata revolt in 1046, seeking to reinstate the ancient Hungarian faith and displace Christianity from the Kingdom of Hungary.

It is unknown the date of birth or death of the leader Vata, it is only known with certainty that in 1046 reached the highest rank among those who rebelled against King Pedro Orseolo of Hungary. Discontented by the Germanic influence, the mismanagement and many abuses committed by the monarch, combined with the climate of instability existing after the death of St. Stephen I of Hungary in 1038, the population attacked against the figure of the monarch.

Vata pretended that Andres, a descendant of the ruling house, returned to Hungary and dethroned Orseolo. He also intended that Andres should abolish Christianity, and so sent him to call from his exile in the principality of Kiev. The revolt of Vata would cover vast areas of the kingdom, and would have ended the life of countless illustrious Christian bishops such as St. Gerard Sagredo, as well as the cathedral of the city of Székesfehérvár, the Hungarian crown, among others. >

Once Andreas arrived, he would soon be crowned as Andres I of Hungary, and soon he would suffocate the pagan revolts and thus, Vata would happen to the anonymity as suddenly as it appeared.

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