Piroska of Hungary

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Piroska of Hungary, later known as Empress Irene, was a Hungarian princess who became Byzantine empress consort and an important religious patron after marrying Emperor John II Komnenos.

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Piroska of Hungary canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort
Eastern Orthodox saint
Hungarian princess
human
alsoKnownAs Empress Irene
Irene of Hungary
associatedWith Constantinople
Komnenian dynasty court
birthDate c. 1088
birthPlace Kingdom of Hungary
canonizationStatus saint
child Alexios Komnenos (son of John II Komnenos)
Andronikos Komnenos (son of John II Komnenos)
Isaac Komnenos (son of John II Komnenos)
linked to: Isaac Komnenos

Manuel I Komnenos
convertedTo Eastern Orthodox Church
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
deathDate 13 August 1134
era High Middle Ages
father Ladislaus I of Hungary
givenName Piroska
hasGender female
languageSpoken Greek
Hungarian
marriageDate c. 1104
memberOfDynasty Komnenos dynasty
Árpád dynasty
mother Adelaide of Rheinfelden NERFINISHED
notableFor religious patronage in the Byzantine Empire
strengthening Byzantine–Hungarian relations
notableWork Patronage of the Monastery of Christ Pantokrator in Constantinople
patronage Monastery of Christ Pantokrator
placeOfBurial Monastery of Christ Pantokrator
placeOfDeath Constantinople
positionHeld Byzantine empress consort
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousName Irene
spouse John II Komnenos
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor
linked to: John II Komnenos
spouseOccupation Byzantine emperor
titleAfterMarriage Augusta
Basilissa
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church

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John II Komnenos spouse Piroska of Hungary
Manuel I Komnenos mother Piroska of Hungary
Irene of Hungary otherName Piroska of Hungary