Ladislaus II
Ladislaus II died on 14 January 1163. Stephen was crowned king thirteen days later. Mikó of Kalocsa once again performed the ceremony, because Lucas of Esztergom refused to crown him. Lucas even excommunicated Stephen, declaring his rule unlawful. According to the Gerhoh of Reichersberg, Stephen forbade the Hungarian prelates to send envoys to Pope Alexander III or to meet papal legates.