Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary

1088 - 1134  (46 years)

• Name	Irene of Hungary
  Birth	1088  [1, 2]
  General Information	Her birth name was Piroska, but following her conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Church and settlement in Constantinople, Piroska was renamed Irene.  [3]
  Death	13 Aug 1134	Bithynia, Empire of the East   [1, 2, 3]
  She was a nun when she died. [1]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Ogyek   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Richwara of Lorraine and Carinthia  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4363	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Ladislas I of Hungary, King of Hungary,   b. About 1040   d. 29 Jul 1095 (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Adelaide of Rheinfelden   d. 1090
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	John II Komnenos, Emperor of the East,   b. 13 Sep 1087   d. 8 Apr 1143, Cilicia, Empire of the East (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1104  [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 16 years - He : ~ 16 years and 3 months.
  Information	The marriage was intended as compensation for the loss of some territories to King Coloman of Hungary.   [3]
  Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
  >   1. Alexios Komnenos, Co-Emperor of the East  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Eupraxia >   2. Maria Komnene  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John Roger Dalassenos +   3. Andronikos Komnenos,   b. About 1108   d. 1142 (Age 34 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Irene  m. Yes, date unknow >   4. Anna Komnene,   b. Abt 1110   d. After 1149 (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Admiral Stephen Kontostephanos     5. Isaac Komnenos,   b. Abt 1113   d. After 1154 (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   6. Theodora Komnene,   b. Abt 1115   d. Before May 1157 (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Manuel Anemas >   7. Eudokia Komnene,   b. Abt 1116   d. Before 1150 (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Theodore Vatatzes     8. Manuel I, Emperor of the East,   b. 28 Nov 1118   d. 21 Sep 1180 (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F3509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary(1088 – 1134) 2Ladislas I of Hungary, King of Hungary(1040 – 1095) 4Béla I, King of Hungary(1016 – 1063) 8Ladislas I, King of Hungary( – Abt 1040) 16Michael, Magyar Prince( – 978) 17Adelaide of Poland( – 997) 9Premyslava of Kiev(Abt 980 – 1018) 18Saint Vladimir I Swjatoslawitsch, Grand Prince of Kiev, and Duke of Novgorod(955 – 1015) 19Rognieda of Polotsk(956 – 1000) 5Richeza, Princess of Hungary(1018 – 1052) 10Mieszko II, King of Poland(Abt 990 – 1034) 20Boleslaw I, Grand Prince and King of Poland(967 – 1025) 21Emnilde of Silicia( – 1017) 11Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland(Abt 1000 – 1063) 22Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine(Abt 955 – 1034) 23Matilda of Saxony(981 – 1025) 3Adelaide of Rheinfelden( – 1090) 6Berthold IV of Zahringen, Count of Ortengen( – 1092) 12Berthold III, Count in the Ortengau( – 1024) 24 25 13Luitgard von Habsburg 26Lanzelin von Altenburg, Count in the Thurgau 27Luitgard von Habsburg 7Richwara of Lorraine and Carinthia 14Henry, Pfalzgrave of Lorraine, Count in the Zulpichgau( – 1033) 28Hermann I, Count in the Bonngau( – 996) 29Heilwig von Dillingen 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 13 Aug 1134 - Bithynia, Empire of the East  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Empress Irene, from the Komnenos mosaic in the Hagia Sophia

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Irene of Hungary. [S304] Wikipedia, John II Komnenos.