Individual Details
Maria of Hungary
(Abt 1257 - 25 Mar 1322)
Maria was born about 1257, the daughter of Stephan V, king of Hungary, and Erzsebet of the Cumans. She was the second of six children; her sisters Elisabeth and Katalin both became queens of Serbia. Another sister Anna married Andronikos II Palaiologos, emperor of Byzantium. Maria's only brother was Laszlo IV, king of Hungary.
In 1269, when she was only twelve, Maria married Charles II, the future king of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem, the eldest son and heir of Charles I Etienne, king of Naples and Sicily, and Beatrice de Provence. Of their fourteen children, four sons and three daughters would have progeny.
On 10 July 1290 Maria's brother Laszlo IV, king of Hungary, died childless, raising the issue of the succession. He had four sisters, of whom three outlived him; all four had married powerful rulers and had had their own children. On the 21 September 1290 Maria claimed the throne of Hungary. She faced counter-claims by her sisters Katalin and Elisabeth, and the children of her younger sister Anna. Maria was crowned Queen by the papal legate in Naples, though she transferred her rights to her eldest son Charles I Martel of Anjou. The pope confirmed her sole rights in Hungary on 30 August 1295. In reality Charles Martel was only titular king of Hungary (from 1290 to 1295). The real king from 1290 to 1301 was Andras III, son of Stefan of Hungary, duke of Slavonia, and grandson of King Andras II. The death of Andras III in 1301 marked the extinction of the Arpad kings of Hungary. Wenceslaus III, son of Wenceslaus II, king of Bohemia and Poland, ruled Hungary from 1302 to 1306. However Charles I Martel's son Charles II Robert, Maria's grandson, became king in 1307. Ultimately the claims of her sisters Maria and Katalin were united in a common descendant when the pair's great-great-granddaughter Maria II of Hungary ascended the throne in 1382. She married Emperor Sigismund in 1386 but did not have progeny.
In 1290 Maria's sister Elisabeth fled from Bohemia when her husband Zawisch z Rozmberk had lost favour and was executed. Maria allowed Elisabeth to stay in Naples with her. Elisabeth became a nun for a time, but left and married Stefan Uros II Milutin, Ban of Serbia (brother of Katalin's husband).
Maria's husband died in May 1309. She lived in Naples for the rest of her life, and died there on 25 March 1323. She was buried in Naples at the Santa Maria Donna Regina.
Source: Leo van de Pas
In 1269, when she was only twelve, Maria married Charles II, the future king of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem, the eldest son and heir of Charles I Etienne, king of Naples and Sicily, and Beatrice de Provence. Of their fourteen children, four sons and three daughters would have progeny.
On 10 July 1290 Maria's brother Laszlo IV, king of Hungary, died childless, raising the issue of the succession. He had four sisters, of whom three outlived him; all four had married powerful rulers and had had their own children. On the 21 September 1290 Maria claimed the throne of Hungary. She faced counter-claims by her sisters Katalin and Elisabeth, and the children of her younger sister Anna. Maria was crowned Queen by the papal legate in Naples, though she transferred her rights to her eldest son Charles I Martel of Anjou. The pope confirmed her sole rights in Hungary on 30 August 1295. In reality Charles Martel was only titular king of Hungary (from 1290 to 1295). The real king from 1290 to 1301 was Andras III, son of Stefan of Hungary, duke of Slavonia, and grandson of King Andras II. The death of Andras III in 1301 marked the extinction of the Arpad kings of Hungary. Wenceslaus III, son of Wenceslaus II, king of Bohemia and Poland, ruled Hungary from 1302 to 1306. However Charles I Martel's son Charles II Robert, Maria's grandson, became king in 1307. Ultimately the claims of her sisters Maria and Katalin were united in a common descendant when the pair's great-great-granddaughter Maria II of Hungary ascended the throne in 1382. She married Emperor Sigismund in 1386 but did not have progeny.
In 1290 Maria's sister Elisabeth fled from Bohemia when her husband Zawisch z Rozmberk had lost favour and was executed. Maria allowed Elisabeth to stay in Naples with her. Elisabeth became a nun for a time, but left and married Stefan Uros II Milutin, Ban of Serbia (brother of Katalin's husband).
Maria's husband died in May 1309. She lived in Naples for the rest of her life, and died there on 25 March 1323. She was buried in Naples at the Santa Maria Donna Regina.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | Abt 1257 | ||||
| Marriage | 1269 | Charles II King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem | |||
| Death | 25 Mar 1322 |
Families
| Spouse | Charles II King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem (1254 - 1309) |
| Child | Marguerite d'Anjou ( - 1299) |
| Father | Stephan V King of Hungary (1240 - 1272) |
| Mother | Erzsébet of the Cumans (1240 - 1291) |
| Sibling | Princess Anna of Hungary ( - 1281) |