Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria was a member of the Árpád dynasty.
Background
Coloman was the second son of King Andrew II of Hungary and his queen, Gertrude of Merania. In 1214, his father had a meeting with Grand Duke Leszek I of Poland and they agreed that Coloman would marry Leszek"s daughter, Salomea, and the couple would reign in the Principality of Halych.
Career
He was Prince of Halych (1214-1215) and he became the first anointed and crowned King of Galicia-Lodomeria (rex Galiciae et Lodomeriae) (1215-1219), followed by prince Andrew of Hungary (1219-1221). During the second half of his life, he was (1226-1241). Their allied armies invaded and occupied the neighboring country and thus Coloman became Prince of Halych.
Upon Coloman"s father"s request, Pope Innocent III authorized Archbishop John of Esztergom to anoint the young Coloman king.
However, his father occupied the territories promised to Grand Duke Leszek I. Therefore, the latter allied himself with Prince Mstislav of Novgorod who invaded Halych in the first half of 1215, and Coloman was obliged to return to Hungary.
Nevertheless, he was crowned king by the Archbishop John with the permission of Pope Innocent. The country was, in practise, probably governed by regents appointed by his father. Coloman returned to Hungary, styled king until his death.
In his province, Coloman confiscated some possessions his father had granted to the Knights Templar.
In 1231, Coloman granted privileges to Vukovar (Hungarian: Valkóvár). He supported the establishment of the Diocese of Bosnia and he granted Đakovo (Hungarian: Diakóvár) to its bishop.
When he was informed that the Mongols invaded the kingdom, he joined to his brother"s troops. However, their troops were defeated at the Battle of Mohi (11 April 1241).
Coloman suffered serious wounds and died of his injuries a few weeks after the battle.