Tomasina Morosini
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Tomasina Morosini Queen Mother
of Hungary
, mother of Andrew III the Venetian King of Hungary
.
. His paternity was disputed by his brothers born from their father's earlier marriage and he was not recognized as presumptive heir to the Hungarian throne. Tomasina gave birth to a son who was named after his grandfather, Andrew II
. She supported his son's claim to the Hungarian throne. After the death of King Ladislaus IV Prince Andrew succeeded to gain the kingdom and he was crowned King of Hungary
in the name of Andrew III in 1290. He called his mother to Hungary and appointed her Princess of Slavonia
and gave her the honour "queen mother
".
Allegedly she was poisoned in 1300, shortly before her son's death who was rumoured that he was poisoned, too on January 14, 1301. Her son was the last king of the House of Arpad
.
Queen mother
Queen Mother is a title or position reserved for a widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since at least 1577...
of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, mother of Andrew III the Venetian King of Hungary
King of Hungary
The King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.The style of title "Apostolic King" was confirmed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all the Kings of Hungary, so after this date the kings are referred to as "Apostolic King of...
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Life
She was the daughter of Michele Sbarra Morosini Patrician of Venice. In 1263 she married Stephen the Posthumous Prince of Hungary (1236-1271) in Venice, who lived in exile in VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. His paternity was disputed by his brothers born from their father's earlier marriage and he was not recognized as presumptive heir to the Hungarian throne. Tomasina gave birth to a son who was named after his grandfather, Andrew II
Andrew II of Hungary
Andrew II the Jerosolimitan was King of Hungary and Croatia . He was the younger son of King Béla III of Hungary, who invested him with the government of the Principality of Halych...
. She supported his son's claim to the Hungarian throne. After the death of King Ladislaus IV Prince Andrew succeeded to gain the kingdom and he was crowned King of Hungary
King of Hungary
The King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.The style of title "Apostolic King" was confirmed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all the Kings of Hungary, so after this date the kings are referred to as "Apostolic King of...
in the name of Andrew III in 1290. He called his mother to Hungary and appointed her Princess of Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
and gave her the honour "queen mother
Queen mother
Queen Mother is a title or position reserved for a widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since at least 1577...
".
Allegedly she was poisoned in 1300, shortly before her son's death who was rumoured that he was poisoned, too on January 14, 1301. Her son was the last king of the House of Arpad
Árpád dynasty
The Árpáds or Arpads was the ruling dynasty of the federation of the Hungarian tribes and of the Kingdom of Hungary . The dynasty was named after Grand Prince Árpád who was the head of the tribal federation when the Magyars occupied the Carpathian Basin, circa 895...
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