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The Queen Who Quietly Built a Throne No One Could Bury
Mary of Hungary stakes a dynastic claim from Provence to Naples after her brother’s death-what did it cost her?
The Queen Who Quietly Built a Throne No One Could Bury
In this episode, we follow Mary of Hungary’s six-decade effort to build a dynastic claim through marriage, children, negotiation and strategic gifts. We trace key moves in her quiet political life and ask how she kept her claim alive amid contested succession and shifting alliances.
Person: Mary of Hungary
Date: born c. 1257; died spring 1323
Event: declared claim to Hungarian crown April 1291
Location: Provence, Naples, Hungary…
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