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Birth:          1154 Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France
Death:          1184 
Burial:         Szekesfehervar, Fejer, Hungary

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Antioch
Agnes of Antioch(1154 – c. 1184) was a Queen of Hungary from 1172 until 1184 as the 
first wife of Béla III.

The accidental discovery of her intact tomb during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 
has provided an opportunity for patriotic demonstrations. She was the only 12th 
century Hungarian queen whose remains were studied by scientists, and her 
appearance was reconstructed.
Life[edit]

She was the daughter of Raynald of Châtillon,[3] and Constance, Princess of Antioch.
[4]

The exact date of her birth is uncertain. It is assumed that she was born soon after 
the secret marriage of her parents, which took place before May 1153. The most 
common belief in historiography was that Agnes was born in 1154.[5] At the baptism 
she probably received the name of Agnes.[6]

In Constantinople. Marriage[edit]

Her father was captured by the Muslims in November 1160 and was confined in 
Aleppo for the next fifteen years. Princess Constance died ca. 1163/67, and around 
1170 Agnes went to Constantinople, where her older half-sister Maria had been living 
as the wife of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus.[7] On the Emperor's 
request, Agnes was married to kaiszar Alexius (born prince Béla of Hungary), who had 
been engaged to the Emperor's daughter, Maria Comnena until the birth of Manuel's 
son, Alexius in 1166. The wedding date of Agnes and Alexius is unknown; is believed 
that may have occurred about 1168[8] and no later than 1172.[9] In historiography, 
there are two precises dated for the wedding: September 1169[10] and March 1171.
[11]

She received the name Anna in the imperial court. In the Hungarians documents she 
always appeared with her new name,[12] probably because Agnes was rare at that 
time.

Queen of Hungary[edit]

The new couple went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem where they made a donation for 
the Knights Hospitaller. In the summer, after the death of King Stephen III of Hungary 
(4 March 1172), her husband ascended the throne as King Béla III, and they moved to 
Hungary. Anna was crowned queen alongside her husband at Cathedral Basilica of 
Saint Stephen in Székesfehérvár on 13 January 1173.[13]

Is attributed to Anna the spread of French cultural patterns in the Kingdom of 
Hungary.[14]

The Queen's activities where also connects with the presence in Hungary from 
Burgundy of the first Cistercian monks. Anna could keep in touch with Burgundian 
Cistercians through ancestral linkages. The first Cistercian monastery in Hungary, 
founded in 1182, was in fact closely associated with three Cistercian abbeys located 
near Pontigny and the surrounding estates belonged to the Donzy family, from which 
Anna descended.[15]

Issue[edit]

During her marriage, Anna gave birth to at least six[16] children:
King Emeric of Hungary (1174 – 30 September/November 1204).
Margaret (1175 – after 1223), wife firstly of Emperor Isaac II Angelos, secondly of King 
Boniface I of Thessalonica and thirdly of Nicolas of Saint-Omer.
King Andrew II of Hungary (c. 1177 – 21 September 1235).
Salomon (died young).
Stephen (died young).
Constance (c. 1180 – 6 December 1240), wife of king Ottokar I of Bohemia.[17]

Anna was the ancestress of all subsequent Kings of Hungary, as well as the 
Hungarian princesses and by marriage Piasts Duchesses St. Kinga and Bl. Jolenta. In 
addition, from her descended the Kings of Bohemia from the Premyslid, Luxembourg, 
Habsburg, Jagiellon and Vasa families.[18]

Death[edit]

Anna's death date was not recorded in any contemporary source, but it is assumed 
that she died in the year 1184,[19] although it is possible she died a little earlier than 
that.[20]

Burial[edit]

Anna was buried at Cathedral Basilica of Saint Stephen in Székesfehérvár. Her 
remains were confidently identified by archeologists during late 19th century 
excavations at the ruined cathedral of Székesfehérvár. Her remains were afterwards 
reinterred at the Mathias Church in Budapest, with those of her husband.

Parents
DE CHATILLON Raynald (Renaud) (ABT 1123 - 4 Jul 1187)
OF ANTIOCH Constance (1128 - 1163)

Siblings
OF ANTIOCH Agnes (1154 - 1184)

Marriage To ____ Bela III "Harmadik Bela" (1148 - 23 Apr 1196)
    m. ABT 1170 

Notes

Parents
____ Geza II "Masodik Geza" (1130 - 31 May 1162)
MSTISLAWNA OF KIEV Euphrosyne (Evfrosiniya) (1130 - 1186)

Children by ____ Bela III "Harmadik Bela" 1148 - 23 Apr 1196
____ Andrew (Andras) II "Masodik Endre" (1176 - 21 Sep 1235)

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