- Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary
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Maria Komnene (c. 1144–1190), Queen Consort of Hungary. [1][2]
Maria was the youngest child of sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos, the elder brother of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, and his first wife, Theodora. Her father was a grandson of King Ladislaus I of Hungary (the princess Saint Piroska of Hungary, the wife of Isaac's father John II Komnenos, was Ladislaus I's daughter).
In 1153, she was engaged with Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor by his uncle, the Emperor Manuel I, but their engagement was broken off shortly afterwards. In 1156, her uncle married her to Duke Stephen who had fled to his court following an unsuccessful rebellion against his brother, King Géza II of Hungary.
After the death of King Géza II on 31 May 1162, the Emperor Manuel I prepared a campaign against Hungary in order to have her husband ascend the throne against the deceased king's son, King Stephen III. However, the Hungarian barons elected her brother-in-law, Ladislaus II king who granted one third of the Kingdom of Hungary to Maria's husband.
Following the sudden death of King Ladislaus II on 14 January 1163, her husband was proclaimed king; therefore Maria became the Queen Consort of Hungary. However, King Stephen IV was defeated on 19 June 1163 by his nephew, King Stephen III, and was obliged to flee again to the Byzantine Empire where he died while still struggling against his nephew on 11 April 1165.
Maria died in Constantinople.
Marriage
# c. 1157: King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165) (They did not have any children.)
Sources
- Kristó Gyula - Makk Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)
- Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), főszerkesztő: Kristó Gyula, szerkesztők: Engel Pál és Makk Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)
Maria Komnene, Queen of HungaryKomnenos dynastyBorn: c. 1144 Died: 1190Royal titles Preceded by
Agnes of AustriaQueen consort of Hungary
1163–1165Succeeded by
Agnes of AntiochHungarian queens Gisela of Bavaria (1000–1038) · Anastasia of Kiev (1046–1060) · Richeza of Poland (1060–1063) · Judith of Swabia (1063–1074) · Synadene (1074–1077) · Adelaide of Rheinfelden (1077–1090) · Felicia of Sicily (1097–1102) · Euphemia of Kiev (1112–1113) · Cristiana of Capua (1120–1121) · Adelaide of Riedenburg (1121–1131) · Helena of Rascia (1131–1141) · Euphrosyne of Kiev (1146–1162) · Yaroslavna of Halych (1167–1168) · Agnes of Babenberg (1168–1172) · Maria Komnene (1163–1165) · Agnes of Antioch (1172–1184) · Margaret of France (1186–1196) · Constance of Aragon (1198–1204) · Gertrude of Merania (1203–1213) · Yolanda de Courtenay (1215–1233) · Beatrice d'Este (1234–1235) · Maria Laskarina (1235–1270) · Elizabeth the Cuman (1270–1272) · Elizabeth of Sicily (1269–1290) · Fenenna of Kuyavia (1290–1295) · Agnes of Habsburg (1296–1301) · Viola Elisabeth of Cieszyn (1305–1306) · Maria of Bytom (1306–1317) · Beatrice of Luxembourg (1318–1319) · Elisabeth of Poland (1320–1342) · Margaret of Bohemia (1342–1349) · Elizabeth of Bosnia (1353–1382) · Margaret of Durazzo (1385–1386) · Barbara of Cilli (1405–1437) · Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1437–1442) · Catherine of Poděbrady (1461–1464) · Beatrice of Naples (1476–1490) · Barbara of Brandenburg (1490–1491) · Beatrice of Naples (1491–1500) · Anne of Foix-Candale (1502–1506) · Maria of Austria (1515–1526) · Isabella Jagiellon (1539–1540) · Anne Jagiellon (1526–1547) · Maria of Austria (1563–1576) · Anna of Tyrol (1608–1618) · Eleonora Gonzaga (1622–1625) · Maria Anna of Spain (1631–1646) · Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1648–1649) · Eleonora Gonzaga (1651–1657) · Margaret Theresa of Spain (1666–1673) · Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1673–1676) · Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1676–1705) · Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1699–1711) · Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1711–1740) · Maria Luisa of Spain (1790–1792) · Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1792–1807) · Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (1808–1816) · Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1816–1830) · Maria Anna of Savoy (1831–1848) · Elisabeth of Bavaria (1854–1898) · Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1916–1918)Categories:- Hungarian queens consort
- Medieval women
- 1144 births
- 1190 deaths
- Komnenos dynasty
- Women of the Byzantine Empire
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