Piroska of Hungary

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John II and Empress Irene, in between Mary with the baby Jesus ( mosaic in Hagia Sophia )

Piroska of Hungary ( Hungarian Szent Piroska ; * 1088 ; † 13 August 1134 ) was born as the daughter of the Hungarian King Ladislaus I and his wife Adelheid of Swabia .

Life

In 1104 Piroska became the wife of the later Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos in the course of a political and dynastic compromise between Byzantium and Hungary. With her marriage she took the name Irene and the Orthodox faith. She played only a minor role in politics and, along with her eight children, devoted her life primarily to the Christian faith. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.

children Family table
The couple had several children including the following sons.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Vazul
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Béla I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Ladislaus I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Mieszko II. Lambert
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Ryksa or Adelheid of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Richeza of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Piroska "Irene" from Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Kuno of Rheinfelden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Rudolf von Rheinfelden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Adelheid of Swabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Otto of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Adelheid of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Adelheid of Susa-Turin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Different year of death 1124 according to the Biographical Archive of Christianity (BAChr).
  2. ↑ Ignaz Lenk: Explanation of the family tree of all 53 kings of Hungary from the first king Stephan the saint to ... Ferdinand V. Sollinger, 1840, p. 185. ( books.google.de )
  3. ^ Wilhelm Blum: Humanist journeys. H. Utz, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-8316-0110-0 , p. 139. ( books.google.de )
  4. ^ Georgije Ostrogorski: Byzantine History: 324–1453. CH Beck, Munich 1996, ISBN 340639759X , p. 516. ( books.google.de )
  5. ↑ Hubertus Seibert:  Rudolf v. Rheinfelden. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , pp. 165-167 ( digitized version ).
predecessor Office Successor
Irene Dukaina Empress of Byzantium
1118–1134 		Bertha von Sulzbach
personal data
SURNAME Piroska of Hungary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Irene; Szent Piroska (Hungarian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION orthodox saints
DATE OF BIRTH 1088
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1134