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The statute of Béla's youngest daughter, Margaret, who died as a Dominican nun and was canonized in 1943, on the Minorites' Church in Saint-Pol-de-Léon in France. Béla's wife, Maria Laskarina was born in 1207 or 1208, according to historian Gyula Kristó. She died in July or August 1270.
In 1220, Béla married Maria Laskarina, a daughter of the Emperor Theodore I Laskaris of Nicaea and his father entrusted him with the government of Slavonia. However, King Andrew II, who had arranged Béla's marriage during his return from the Crusade, persuaded Béla to separate from his wife in 1222.
Aug 27, 2023 · In 1220, Béla married Maria Laskarina, a daughter of the Emperor Theodore I Laskaris of Nicaea and his father entrusted him with the government of Slavonia. However, King Andrew II, who had arranged Béla's marriage during his return from the Crusade, persuaded Béla to separate from his wife in 1222.
- Komárom-Esztergom
- Maria Lascarina
King Bela IV of Hungary. King of Hungary and Crotia, Duke of Styria Oldest son of King Andrew II and his first of three wives, Gertrude of Merania. Husband of Maria Laskarina 1208-1270, daughter of Theodore I Laskaris, the Emperor of Nicaea. They married about 1220 and became the parents of: * Kunigunda b 1224 married Boleslaw the Chaste, Duke...
Aug 30, 2023 · Her paternal grandparents were Béla IV of Hungary and his wife Maria Laskarina. Her maternal grandparents were Köten, leader of a tribe of Cumans, his wife was Mstislawna, a Russian noblewomen who may have royal connections.
- Central Hungary
- circa 1257
- Charles II "The Lame", King of Naples
In January 1242, Béla’s wife, Queen Maria, gave birth to a daughter in the castle of Kliš when they were in exile in Dalmatia. The newborn baby, later St. Margaret of Hungary, was offered to the Catholic Church as a nun to save the royal couple and Hungary from the Mongols.
In this context, Denis was politically committed to the duke, which also meant that he could not count on significant positions in the royal court until Béla's ascension to the Hungarian throne. Denis started his political career as royal servant ("reginal youth") of Béla's wife Maria Laskarina in the early 1220s.
