Tenure 1221–1237 House Arpad dynasty Name Anna of | ||
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Issue ElenaThamarKaliman Asen IPeter Spouse Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (m. 1221) Children Kaliman I of Bulgaria, Elena Asenina of Bulgaria Parents Gertrude of Merania, Andrew II of Hungary Similar People Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Andrew II of Hungary, Bela IV of Hungary, Elizabeth of Hungary |
Anna Maria of Hungary (1204–1237) was a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. She was sister of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
In January 1221 she married Tsar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria as his second wife. Her father was forced to agree her marriage to effect his release from Bulgaria, where he had been captured on his return from Crusade in late 1218. Her dowry included the cities of Beograd and Braničevo.
Anna Maria and Ivan Asen II had several children, including:
She died of the plague in 1237 and was buried at SS. Forty Martyrs Church in Tarnovo.
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