EFL - Enciclopedia delle Famiglie Lombarde

'''Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.''' Maria d'Ungheria appartene nte alla dinastia ungherese degli Arpadi, fu regina consorte di Napoli . Fu la figlia - forse primogenita - di Stefano V d'Ungheria e di su a moglie, la regina Elisabetta, figlia di Kuthen, un capotribù dei Cu mani. Prima del matrimonio col sovrano angioino, Maria era di religion e pagana. Suo fratello Ladislao regnò sull'Ungheria dal 1272 al 1290 . Dopo le nozze con Carlo II lo Zoppo, acquisì il titolo di regina co nsorte di Napoli, dal 1285 al 1309 e ricevette il castello di Melfi co me residenza ufficiale nel 1284. Fece ricostruire il complesso convent uale delle monache clarisse e la chiesa di Santa Maria Donnaregina a N apoli, danneggiati dal terremoto del 1293, dove fu collocato il suo se polcro, opera di Tino da Camaino, terminato nel 1326. '''From Wikiped ia, the free encyclopedia''' Mary's mother followed the Shamanist rel igion, like other Cumans. She was considered a Pagan by contemporary C hristians of Europe and Elizabeth had to convert to Catholicism in ord er to marry Maria's father, Stephen. In 1270, when Mary was only twel ve years of age, she married the future Charles II of Naples [1] (1254 –1309), the eldest son and heir of Charles I of Sicily and his wif e Beatrice of Provence. On the 10 July 1290, Mary's brother, Ladislau s IV of Hungary died childless. The question now was who would succee d him? He had four sisters, three of them outlived him, all four had m arried powerful rulers and three of the four had had their own childre n. On the 21 September 1290, Mary claimed the throne of Hungary. She w as up against her two sisters, Catherine and Elisabeth, and their chil dren, plus the children of her younger sister Anna. Mary was crowned q ueen by a Papal legate in Naples 1291, but transferred her rights to h er eldest son, Charles Martel of Anjou [2]. The Pope confirmed her sol e rights in Hungary on the 30 August 1295. However, Catherine's son, S tephen Vladislav II of Syrmia, was still a dangerous rival for Maria a nd Charles Martel. In the end, Charles Martel gave his cousin Slavoni a as a compromise. Charles Martel was only titular King of Hungary, i t was Mary's grandson who became King, Charles I of Hungary. Ultimatel y the claims of the sisters Mary and Catherine were united in a commo n descendant when the pair's great-great-granddaughter, Mary of Hungar y, ascended to the Hungarian throne in 1382. When the line of Charle s Martel and the Angevins in Hungary died out, it was Sigismund, a rem ote descendant of Bela IV, whose family succeeded. During 1290, Mary' s sister Elisabeth fled from Bohemia with her son because her husban d had lost favour and was executed, Mary allowed Elisabeth and her so n to stay in Naples with her, before she became a nun, but escaped an d remarried to Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (brother of Catherin e's husband) Elizabeth's stay in Naples is documented during July 130 0 [3]. Mary's husband died in August 1309, Maria was now a widow. Sh e lived in Naples for the rest of her life, where she died on 25 Marc h 1323, she was buried in Naples at the Santa Maria Donna Regina. ht tp://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm MÁRIA ([1257]-25 Mar 1324 , bur Naples, Santa Maria Donna Regina). The ''Chronicon Dubnicense' ' records that "rex Stephanus quintus filius Bele regis… [filiam] Ma ria" married "Karolo claudo fiilio Karoli magni" [''Chronicon Dubnicen se'', p. 111]. She claimed the throne of Hungary 21 Sep 1290, followin g the death of her brother King Laszlo IV. She was crowned Queen b y a Papal legate in Naples 1291, but transferred her rights to her so n Carlo Martelo. The Pope confirmed her sole rights in Hungary 30 Au g 1295. The ''Annales Ludovici di Raimo'' record the death "Venerdi Sa nto... 25 di Marzo" in 1324 of "la Regina Maria moglie del Re Carlo II , madre di Re Roberto" [''Annales Ludovici de Raimo'', RIS XXIII, col . 221].