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
Kingdom of Hungary
Died13 August 1134
SpouseJohn II Komnenos
IssueAlexios Komnenos
Maria Komnene
Andronikos Komnenos, Sebastokrator
Anna Komnene
Isaac Komnenos
Theodora Komnene
Eudokia Komnene
Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor
HouseHouse of Árpád
FatherLadislaus I of Hungary
MotherAdelaide of Swabia
ReligionEastern Orthodox
Empress Irene, tonsured Xenia
Empress
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineChurch of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople modern day Istanbul, Turkey
Feast13 August
AttributesImperial or Monastic Vestment

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


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