Maria of Swabia

Maria of Hohenstaufen was a member of the powerful Hohenstaufen dynasty of German kings which lasted from 1138 to 1254. She is also known to history as Marie of Swabia.

Maria of Hohenstaufen was born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy onApril 1201. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, and her mothers parents were Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos and his first wife Herina.

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