Hungary was founded by a grand prince named Árpád.
Árpád . Despite this , many Hungarians refer to him as the `` founder of our country '' , and Árpád 's preeminent role in the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin has been emphasized by some later chronicles . Hungary . Following centuries of successive habitation by Celts , Romans , Slavs , Gepids and Avars , the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian grand prince Árpád in the conquest of the Carpathian Basin .