Irene of Hungary

Piroska of Hungary (Hungarian: Szent Piroska, * 1088, † August 13, 1134 ) was the daughter of the Hungarian King Ladislaus I and his wife Adelaide of Swabia. It was 1104, the wife of the later Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos as part of a political and dynastic balance between Byzantium and Hungary. With her ​​marriage she took the name of Irene and the Orthodox faith. She played in politics only a minor role and devoted her life besides her eight children ( including the future emperor Manuel I ) mainly the Christian faith. In the Orthodox Church she is venerated as a saint.

  • Empress ( Byzantium )
  • Saint (12th century)
  • Arpaden
  • Born in 1088
  • Died in 1134
  • Woman
Mosaic Ladislaus I of Hungary Adelaide of Rheinfelden Manuel I Komnenos Irene Doukaina
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