Individual Details
Andrew 2nd (Andras 2nd) "the Jerosolimitan" de Hungary King of Hungary
(1176 - 21 Sep 1235)
Events
Families
Spouse | Yolanda de Courtnay Queen Consort of Hungary (1197 - ) |
Child | Princess Jolan Arpad of Hungary Queen Consort of Aragon ( - ) |
Spouse | Gertrud von Andechs-Meranien (1173 - 1213) |
Child | Bela 4th (second founder of the county) de Hungary King of Hungary (1206 - 1270) |
Father | Bela 3rd (Harmadik Bela) de Hungary King of Hungary and Croatia (1148 - 1196) |
Mother | Agnes (Anna) de Antioch Queen Consort of Hungary (1154 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Their marriage was celebrated in February 1215 in Székesfehérvár and Archbishop John of Esztergom crowned her queen consort. However, Bishop Robert of Veszprém sent a complaint to Pope Innocent III, because the coronation of the queens consort in Hungary had been traditionally the privilege of his see. The Pope sent a legate to Hungary in order to investigate the complaint and confirmed the privilege of the See of Veszprém.Following her uncle's death on 11 July 1216, her husband was planning to acquire the imperial crown for himself, but the barons of the Latin Empire proclaimed her father emperor, instead.
Death
On 14 May 1234, Andrew, who had lost his second wife in the previous year, married Beatrice D'Este, who was thirty years younger than himself. Because of the new marriage, his relationship with his sons worsened.In the summer of 1234, the Bishop John of Bosnia excommunicated Andrew because he had not respected some provisions of the Agreement of Bereg. Andrew appealed to the Pope against the bishop's measure. In the autumn of 1234, Prince Danylo laid siege to the capital of Andrew's youngest son who died during the siege. Thus, the Hungarian supremacy over Halych disappeared.
In the beginning of 1235, Andrew made a campaign against Austria and enforced Duke Frederick II to make a peace.
He was still alive when one of his daughters, Elisabeth, who had died some years before, was canonized on 28 May 1235. Before his death, he was absolved from the excommunication; moreover, the Pope also promised that the King of Hungary and his relatives would not be excommunicated without the special permission of the Pope.