Peter, King of Hungary
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Peter, born Pietro Orseolo and known as Peter the Venetian, was King of Hungary twice. He first succeeded his uncle, King Stephen I, in 1038. His favoritism towards his foreign courtiers caused an upr
From the Illuminated Chronicle
Peter, King of Hungary (Nádasdy Mausoleum, 1664)
The 1044 Battle of Ménfő
The blinding of Peter, as depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Otto Orseolo
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Otto Orseolo born Pietro Orseolo, was the Doge of Venice from 1009 to 1026 and again from 1030 to 1032. He was the third son of doge Pietro II Orseolo and Maria Candiano, whom he succeeded at the age
Peter, King of Hungary
…his alleged marriage around 1055 suggests that he may also have survived his second deposition. Peter Orseolo was born in Venice, the only son of Doge Otto Orseolo. His mother Grimelda was a sister of Stephen I, the first King of Hungary; historian Gyula Kristó suggests that he was born in 1010 or 1011. The Venetians…
Portrait in the Doge’s Palace
Coat of Arms of the House of Orseolo