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Irene of Hungary

Irene of Hungary
Mosaic portrait of Empress Irene on the Comnenos mosaic in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (now Istanbul)
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure1104 – 13 August 1134
(with Irene Doukaina, 1104–1118)
BornPiroska
1088
Kingdom of Hungary
Died13 August 1134
SpouseJohn II Komnenos
Issue
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Alexios Komnenos
Andronikos Komnenos
Isaac Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos
HouseHouse of Árpád
FatherLadislaus I of Hungary
MotherAdelaide of Swabia
ReligionEastern Orthodox

Irene of Hungary (Greek: Είρήνη, born Piroska; 1088 – 13 August 1134) was the Byzantine empress by marriage to John II Komnenos. She is venerated as an Eastern Orthodox saint.


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