Salome of Hungary (1201–c. 1270)
Salome of Hungary (1201–c. 1270)
Saint and queen of Hungary. Name variations: Saint Salomea. Born around 1201; died around 1270; daughter of the duke of Cracow; second wife of Bela IV, king of Hungary (r. 1235–1270); children: Elizabeth of Hungary (who married Henry I, duke of Lower Bavaria); Anna of Hungary (who married Rastislav, ex-prince of Novgorod); and possibly Yolanda of Gnesen .
Salome of Hungary was the second wife of Bela IV, king of Hungary. He was first married to Maria Lascaris . Upon the death of her husband in 1270, Salome entered the order of the Poor Clares; she died soon after. Her feast day is November 17.
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