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'''Maria Laskarina''' ({{lang-hu|Laszkarisz Mária}}, c. 1206 – 16 July or 24 June 1270) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] Queen consort of Hungary by marriage to King [[Béla IV of Hungary]]. She was the daughter of [[Theodore I Laskaris]] and [[Anna Komnena Angelina]].{{sfn|Angold|2011|p=52}}
'''Maria Laskarina''' ({{langx|hu|Laszkarisz Mária}}, c. 1206 – 16 July or 24 June 1270) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] Queen consort of Hungary by marriage to King [[Béla IV of Hungary]]. She was the daughter of [[Theodore I Laskaris]] and [[Anna Komnena Angelina]].{{sfn|Angold|2011|p=52}}


==Life==
==Life==
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==Children==
==Children==
Maria and [[Béla IV of Hungary]] had:
Maria and [[Béla IV of Hungary]] had:
*Saint [[Kinga of Poland|Kunegunda of Hungary]] (5 March 1224 – 24 July 1292), also known as Kinga. She was married to King [[Boleslaus V of Poland]],{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} after his death becoming a nun and abbess; she was [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1999.
*Saint [[Kinga of Poland|Kinga of Hungary]] (5 March 1224 – 24 July 1292), also known as Kunigunda. She was married to King [[Boleslaus V of Poland]],{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} after his death becoming a nun and abbess; she was [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1999.
*Margaret of Hungary (c. 1225 – 20 April 1242).{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} Betrothed to [[William of Saint Omer (son of Nicholas I)|William of Saint Omer]].<ref>Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe, 707</ref>
*Margaret of Hungary (c. 1225 – 20 April 1242).{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} Betrothed to [[William of Saint Omer (son of Nicholas I)|William of Saint Omer]].<ref>Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe, 707</ref>
*[[Anna of Hungary, Baness of Slavonia|Anna of Hungary]] (c. 1226 – after 1270). Married [[Rostislav of Slavonia]], Duke of Chernigov{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*[[Anna of Hungary, Baness of Slavonia|Anna of Hungary]] (c. 1226 – after 1270). Married [[Rostislav of Slavonia]], Duke of Chernigov{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*Catherine of Hungary (c. 1229–1242). She died while fleeing with her family following the [[Battle of Mohi]].
*Catherine of Hungary (c. 1229–1242). She died while fleeing with her family following the [[Battle of Mohi]].
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*Blessed [[Jolenta of Poland|Yolanda of Hungary]] (c. 1235–1298) married [[Boleslaus of Greater Poland]],{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} later became a nun and abbess, who has been declared as a candidate for [[saint]]hood.
*[[Elisabeth of Hungary (d.1271)|Elizabeth of Hungary]] (c. 1236 – 24 October 1271). Married [[Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria]]{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*[[Elisabeth of Hungary (d.1271)|Elizabeth of Hungary]] (c. 1236 – 24 October 1271). Married [[Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria]]{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*[[Constance of Hungary, Queen of Galicia|Constance of Hungary]] (c. 1237 – after 1252). Married [[Leo I of Halych]]{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*[[Constance of Hungary, Queen of Galicia|Constance of Hungary]] (c. 1237 – after 1252). Married [[Leo I of Halych]]{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
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*Blessed [[Jolenta of Poland|Yolanda of Hungary]] (c. 1238–1298) married [[Boleslaus of Greater Poland]],{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} later became a nun and abbess, who has been declared as a candidate for [[saint]]hood.
*[[Stephen V of Hungary]] (December 1239 – 6 August 1272){{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*[[Stephen V of Hungary]] (December 1239 – 6 August 1272){{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}}
*[[Saint Margaret of Hungary]] (27 January 1242 – 18 January 1271){{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} Named after an older sister. Canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1943, for whom [[Margitsziget|Margaret Island]] in [[Budapest]] is named, having been the place where a royal monastery was established by her parents for her.
*[[Saint Margaret of Hungary]] (27 January 1242 – 18 January 1271){{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} Named after an older sister. Canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1943, for whom [[Margitsziget|Margaret Island]] in [[Budapest]] is named, having been the place where a royal monastery was established by her parents for her.
*[[Béla, Duke of Slavonia|Béla, Duke of Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia]] (c. 1243–1269). Married Kunigunde of Brandenburg,{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} a daughter of [[Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg]]. His widow married [[Waleran IV of Limburg]].
*[[Béla, Duke of Slavonia|Béla, Duke of Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia]] (c. 1249–1269). Married Kunigunde of Brandenburg,{{sfn|Klaniczay|2002|p=439}} a daughter of [[Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg]]. His widow married [[Waleran IV of Limburg]].




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Latest revision as of 20:13, 17 November 2024

Maria Laskarina
Stephen is crowned as rex iunior by his parents, King Béla IV and Queen Maria, as depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure1235–1270
Bornc. 1206
Died16 July or 24 June 1270
SpouseBéla IV of Hungary
Issue
HouseLaskaris
FatherTheodore I Laskaris
MotherAnna Angelina

Maria Laskarina (Hungarian: Laszkarisz Mária, c. 1206 – 16 July or 24 June 1270) was a Greek Queen consort of Hungary by marriage to King Béla IV of Hungary. She was the daughter of Theodore I Laskaris and Anna Komnena Angelina.[1]

Life

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She was a younger sister of Irene Lascarina, first Empress consort of John III Doukas Vatatzes. Theodore married his eldest daughter to his designated heir in 1212. Theodore was widowed in the same year and proceeded to marriages with Philippa of Armenia and Marie de Courtenay.[1] However John was never displaced in succession.

As a younger daughter, the marriage of Maria was not intended to add a potential husband in the line of succession to the throne. Instead it secured a marital alliance with the Kingdom of Hungary.

Queen consort Maria Laskarina, royal, seal, Hungary, double cross, Hungarian coat of arm
The seal (1270) of Queen consort Maria Laskarina

In 1218, Maria was married to prince Béla of Hungary,[1] and became Roman Catholic, converting from Greek Orthodoxy, her religion by birth. Bride and groom were about twelve-years-old. Her husband was the eldest son of Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania.[2]

King Andrew II of Hungary died on 21 September 1235. The crown prince succeeded him as King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria became queen consort. Béla reigned for thirty-five years and died on 3 May 1270. Maria survived him by about two months. According to the 15th-century Formulary Book of Somogyvár, she died on 23 July 1270 and was buried in the church of the Franciscans in Esztergom.

During the Mongol Invasion of Hungary, Maria and her children were sent by Béla to the Fortress of Klis, Split, along with many other Hungarian noblewomen who had been widowed by the Tatars.[3] She supported her husband against their son Stephen during the 1260s civil wars.

Children

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Maria and Béla IV of Hungary had:


Ancestors

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Angold 2011, p. 52.
  2. ^ Klaniczay 2002, p. 438.
  3. ^ "'Spurred on by the Fear of Death': Refugees and Displaced Populations during the Mongol Invasion of Hungary » de Re Militari".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Klaniczay 2002, p. 439.
  5. ^ Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe, 707

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Maria Laskarina
Laskarid dynasty
Born: c. 1206 Died: 1270
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen consort of Hungary
1235–1270 		Succeeded by
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