Helena of Serbia, Queen of Hungary
Noble person
1109 – 1146
Who was Helena of Serbia, Queen of Hungary?
Helena was a Serbian princess and the Queen consort of Hungary through her marriage with King Béla II, who ruled from 1131 to 1141. A daughter of Prince Uroš I of Serbia, she was arranged to marry Béla II in 1129 by his cousin, King Stephen II. Béla II had been blinded on the order of the king's father, King Coloman of Hungary. After her husband's death, she was the regent of Hungary from 1141 to September 1146 together with her brother, Beloš, when their eldest son Géza II came of age, and ruled until 1162. Their middle son Ladislaus II ruled between 1162 and 1163, while youngest son Stephen IV ruled between 1163 and 1165.
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- Born
- 1109
- Also known as
- Jelena
- Parents
- Spouses
- Béla II of Hungary
(1129 - )
- Béla II of Hungary
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Eastern Christianity
- Died
- 1146
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on July 23, 2013
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