High Middle Ages

===Hungary===
{{main|Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages}}
[[File:SztIstvan 5.jpg|thumb|upright|King Saint [[Stephen I of Hungary]].]]
In the High Middle Ages, the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (founded in 1000), became one of the most powerful medieval states in central Europe and Western Europe. King Saint [[Stephen I of Hungary]] introduced Christianity to the region; he was remembered by the contemporary chroniclers as a very religious monarch, with wide knowledge in Latin grammar, strict with his own people but kind to foreigners. He eradicated the remnants of the tribal organisation in the Kingdom and forced the people to sedentarize and adopt the [[Christianity|Christian]] religion.  He founded the Hungarian medieval state, organising it politically into counties using the Germanic system as a model.

The following monarchs usually kept a close relationship with Rome, such as Saint [[Ladislaus I of Hungary]], and a tolerant attitude with the [[paganism|pagans]] that escaped to the Kingdom searching for sanctuary (for example [[Cumans]] in the 13th century), which eventually created certain discomfort for some [[Pope]]s. By entering into [[Personal union]] with the [[Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)#Controversies|Kingdom of Croatia]] and the establishment of other [[vassal state]]s, Hungary became a small empire that extended its control over the [[Southeast Europe]] and the [[Carpathian]] region. During medieval times, the [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] royal house contributed the most saints to the Catholic Church .