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Constance of Aragon, Queen of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress

Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 6:00 CaraBeth 0

Through her two marriages, Constance of Aragon gained a variety of royal titles – Queen of Hungary, Queen of Sicily, Queen of the Romans and Holy Roman Empress. By birth and her two marriages, she got to spend her life in several different countries – Spain, Hungary, Germany, and Italy. Constance was born around 1179 [read more]

Elisabeth in Bavaria

Empress Elisabeth’s coronation as Queen of Hungary

Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

With the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was created. Count Gyula Andrássy, who shared Empress Elisabeth’s devotion to Hungary, became its first  Prime Minister and a coronation for the King and Queen of Hungary was arranged for 8 June 1867. During a prior visit to Hungary, Elisabeth had been a huge [read more]

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Austria

Maria Theresa of Austria – Blood and life for our King Maria Theresa (Part two)

Friday, 19 November 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. As a woman, Maria Theresa could never be elected Holy Roman Emperor, but she did become Queen of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia and Archduchess of Austria in her own right. Unfortunately, she was woefully unprepared to rule and put her trust in God. She later wrote, “In these circumstances, I found myself [read more]

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Hungary

Maria of Bytom – A Queen in the footnotes

Friday, 22 January 2021, 6:00 CaraBeth 0

Throughout the late middle ages, there are records of queens whose marriages were beneficial to their husbands’ families.  Even though we don’t know much about them, we still know whether or not they fulfilled their most important duty – bearing sons.  Often the queens who did not succeed in this are forgotten and hidden in [read more]

Fenenna of Kuyavia

Fennena of Kuyavia – Traces of a lost Queen

Sunday, 3 January 2021, 0:00 CaraBeth 0

When King Andrew III of Hungary died in 1301, he left behind a daughter, Elizabeth and a widow, Agnes.  Elizabeth and Agnes’ lives would be closely connected, but Agnes was not the mother of Andrew’s daughter.  Elizabeth’s mother was Andrew’s often forgotten first wife, Fennena of Kuyavia. Difficult Early Life There are very little records [read more]

Bohemia

Viola of Teschen – An unlikely Queen

Thursday, 12 November 2020, 6:00 CaraBeth 0

In 1305, the young king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia wed Viola of Teschen, much to the surprise and disapproval of his subjects. For years he had been betrothed to the heiress of Hungary, Elizabeth. He was even still betrothed to her when he married Viola. What made him choose Viola, a daughter of one of [read more]

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