Mary, Queen of Hungary
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Mary, also known as Maria of Anjou, reigned as Queen of Hungary and Croatia between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death. She was the daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, a
Depiction in the Chronica Hungarorum
Mary praying with her sisters while their mother presents a chest to St. Simeon
Mary's royal seal
Elizabeth and Mary attending Charles' coronation, by József Molnár, c. 1880
Charles III of Naples
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Charles III, also called Charles the Small or Charles of Durazzo, was king of Naples from 1382 to 1386 and also king of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1381, Charles created the chivalric
Mary, Queen of Hungary
…in early 1383. The idea of a female monarch remained unpopular among the Hungarian noblemen, the majority of whom regarded Mary's distant cousin, Charles III of Naples, as the lawful heir. To strengthen Mary's position, the queen mother wanted her to marry Louis, the younger brother of Charles VI of France. Their…
Charles as depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum, 1488