Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary

Maria Comnenus of Byzantium ( * before 1144, † 1190 ) was Queen of Hungary.

Maria Comnena was the daughter of Isaac Komnenos (* 1115, † 1154/74 ), the son of the Byzantine Emperor John II and brother of Emperor Manuel I and his wife Theodora Kamaterina († 1144 ). Mary's nephew Isaac ( son of her sister Irene ) became emperor in Cyprus and her half-sister Theodora was with Baldwin III. , King of Jerusalem, married. In 1156 she was awarded the later Hungarian king Stephen IV married after he was forced to flee with his brother Géza II and a failed conspiracy to Constantinople Opel in the Hungarian succession dispute, where he was received by the Emperor with joy.

Following the death of Géza II decided emperor Manuel that he makes Hungary to the Byzantine vassal. The Hungarian Kingdom had to strive in the coming periods to preserve its independence. 1163 Stephen King was, but he was very unpopular - especially the great influence of Byzantium was many an eyesore. Stephen was murdered in 1165. He was accused for a long time for the instability of the royal throne, and you wanted a long time not to bury him. Mary survived her husband by 25 years. The couple had no children and Mary married no more time.