Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary

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• General Information: Her birth name was Piroska, but following her conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Church and settlement in Constantinople, Piroska was renamed Irene.
• Last Full Review: 13 Aug 2020

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She was a nun when she died.

Irene married John II Komnenos, Emperor of the East in 1104. John (son of Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East and Irene Ducas, Augusta) was born on 13 Sep 1087; died on 8 Apr 1143 in Cilicia, Empire of the East. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alexios Komnenos, Co-Emperor of the East
2. Maria Komnene
3. Andronikos Komnenos was born about 1108; died in 1142.
4. Anna Komnene was born about 1110; died after 1149.
5. Isaac Komnenos was born about 1113; died after 1154.
6. Theodora Komnene was born about 1115; died before May 1157.
7. Eudokia Komnene was born about 1116; died before 1150.
8. Manuel I, Emperor of the East was born on 28 Nov 1118; died on 21 Sep 1180.

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• Crowned: 1077; He was crowned the King of Hungary in 1077 and ruled until his death.

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Ladislas married Adelaide of Rheinfelden in 1079. Adelaide (daughter of Berthold IV of Zahringen "the Bearded", Count of Ortengen and Richwara of Lorraine and Carinthia) died in 1090. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Béla's baptismal name was Adalbert.
• Moved To: 1031, Poland; In 1031 he left Hungary, together with his brothers, Levente and Andrew, after the execution of their father, Vazul. Béla settled in Poland
• Moved To: 1048, Hungary; In 1048 he returned to his homeland upon the invitation of his brother Andrew, who had in the meantime been crowned King of Hungary. Andrew assigned the administration of the so-called ducatus or "duchy", which encompassed around one-third of the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, to Béla.
• Rebellion: About 1057; The two brothers' relationship became tense when Andrew had his own son, Solomon, crowned king, and forced Béla to publicly confirm Solomon's right to the throne in 1057 or 1058. Béla, assisted by his Polish relatives, rebelled against his brother, defeated his brother in two successive battles fought at the river Tisza and at Moson, and dethroned him in 1060.
• Reign: From 1060 to 1063; King of Hungary
• Crowned: 6 Dec 1060, Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary; He was crowned King of Hungary on 6 Dec 1060 at Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary. He ordered that "the wives and sons and all the property of all those who had followed" his nephew to Germany "should be protected and kept safe and sound",[41] which induced many of Solomon's partisans to reconcile themselves to Béla's rule and return to Hungary.
• Last Full Review: 24 Dec 2020

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Béla was fatally injured when his throne collapsed while he was sitting on it. Half dead, he was taken to the western borders of his kingdom, where he died at the creek Kinizsa.

Béla married Richeza, Princess of Hungary between 1039 and 1043. Richeza (daughter of Mieszko II, King of Poland and Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland) was born in 1018; died after 1052. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also spelt Rixa. She is traditionally called Richeza, but contemporary sources do not confirm this name. Nowadays it is supposed that she was called Adelaide.
• Living: 1051; She was living in 1051.
• Last Full Review: 24 Dec 2020

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• General Information: His full title was Count in the Ortengen in the Briesgau and Fuergau; Duke of Carinthia; and Marchese of Verna.

Berthold married Richwara of Lorraine and Carinthia about 1032. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Miscellaneous: Before 1038; Stephen I, imprisoned and blinded him before 1038. All of his sons were exiled to Poland.

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Ladislas was a pagan Magyar prince. He was also known as Vasul, and Basil.

Ladislas married Premyslava of Kiev. Premyslava (daughter of Saint Vladimir I Swjatoslawitsch "the Great", Grand Prince of Kiev, and Duke of Novgorod and Rognieda of Polotsk) was born about 980; died in 1018. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reign: 1026-1034; King of Poland

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Mieszko married Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland in 1013. Richenza (daughter of Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine and Matilda of Saxony) was born about 1000; died on 21 Mar 1063 in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany; was buried in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1051

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She was also known as Rixa.

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• General Information: He was also known as Bezelin von Villengen. Berthold was an adherent of Emperor Henry II.
• Title(s): 1016; In 1016 he became the Count in the Ortengau.

Berthold married Luitgard von Habsburg on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]