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Mary, Queen of Hungary

Her accession to the Hungarian throne triggered a crisis involving her mother, the magnates and Charles of Durazzo. Her marriage to Sigismund of Luxembourg linked him to the crown.

1371 – 1395Queen of Hungary and CroatiaAnjou-Hungary · ES
Portrait of Mary, Queen of Hungary
Posthumous representationMary of Hungary · Chronica HungarorumAnonymous illustrator of the chronicle by Johannes de Thurocz · Fifteenth century, 1488Public domain · PD-Art · Source

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1371 Documented

Death: 17 May 1395 Documented

Role: Queen of Hungary and Croatia

Dynasty: Anjou-Hungary · ES

Territories: Hungary (ES) · Croatia (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Queen · Hungary · Reign Pending review1382–1385Effective rule
Queen · Hungary · Reign Pending review1386–1395Effective rule
Queen · Croatia · Reign Pending review1382–1385Effective rule
Queen · Croatia · Reign Pending review1386–1395Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Mary, Queen of Hungary. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1382

  • Crown of Saint Stephen2 titles and offices
    View titles and jurisdictions

    The kingdoms of the Hungarian crown and, before its eastern separation, the voivodeship of Transylvania. Each title retains its identity; an independent Transylvanian prince or an Ottoman tributary is not included merely because of a shared ruler or proximity. Source for this grouping

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

9 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (1/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Louis I of Hungary

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Elizabeth of Bosnia

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipDocumented

    Sigismund of Luxembourg

    The authority record identifies Sigismund of Luxembourg (GND 118614185) as spouse.
    Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Governments (0/4 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Queen · Hungary · 1382–1385

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Queen · Hungary · 1386–1395

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Queen · Croatia · 1382–1385

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Queen · Croatia · 1386–1395

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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