Miklós Kásler - Zoltán Szentirmay (szerk.): Identifying the Árpád Dynasty Skeletons Interred in the Matthias Church. Applying data from historical, archaeological, anthropological, radiological, morphological, radiocarbon dating and genetic research (Budapest, 2021)
CHAPTER TEN – Unique identification of the skeletons
buried in the Royal Basilica of Székesfehérvár, whose skeleton now rests in the crypt of the Matthias Church. The genotype determined by PCR of skeleton 11/54 belongs to haplogroup Ria. This haplogroup occurs in Northwestern Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Northern Poland and comes from somewhat closer eastern areas than the Hungarians; it does not belong to the Árpád Dynasty. The ethnic group of person 11/54 populated Northern Poland: based on this, the outlines of an early Hungarian-Polish connection can be seen. Investigations do not show a close genetic relationship with the Ria haplogroup or the most common Nlb/c Finno-Ugric haplogroup. Based on PCR analysis, skeleton 11/55 belongs to haplogroup Rib. This haplogroup occurs in France, Northern Italy, Northern England and the Baltic region, and is thus similar to the Eurasian, European and Western European metapopulations. This skeleton was also found in the inner area in the southern aisle of the Royal Basilica of Székesfehérvár; its anthropological age is between 36 and 42 years, its height is between 173 and 174 centimetres, and the archaeological estimation for its time of burial is the 15th century. This dating is also confirmed by radiocarbon dating. Based on its haplogroup, skeleton 11/55 is that of a person from Western Europe who came to Hungary with an unknown purpose, possibly sent by the Pope. In 1874, Henszlmann found four stone-lined graves, which were from the age of the Árpáds based on their architecture and level data. The graves marked G5 and H6 are among these graves. Skeleton 1/3 G5 belongs to haplogroup Jia according to investigation by PCR method. Haplogroup Jia is common on the Arabian peninsula and the west bank of the Caspian sea. The skeleton 191
