Tomasina Morosini
Tomasina Morosini (c. 1250 in
Andrew III "the Venetian", King of Hungary
.
Life
She was the daughter of Michele Sbarra Morosini, Patrician of Venice. Her brother was Albertino Morosini.
In 1263 she married
Andrew III, King of Hungary (ruled 1290-1301), who was named after his grandfather, Andrew II
.
She supported her son's claim to the Hungarian throne. After the death of
Prince Andrew succeeded to gain the kingdom and he was crowned King of Hungary in the name of Andrew III in 1290. He summoned his mother to Hungary and appointed her Princess of Slavonia
.
Allegedly she was poisoned in 1300, shortly before her son's death on 14 January 1301 which was also rumoured to have been caused by poisoning. He was the last king of the
House of Árpád
.
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