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Anna Maria of Hungary

Anna Maria
Empress consort of Bulgaria
Tenure 1221–1237
Born 1204
Hungary
Died 1237 (aged 32–33)
Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Spouse Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
Issue Elena
Thamar
Kaliman Asen I
Peter
House Árpád
Father Andrew II of Hungary
Mother Gertrude of Merania

Anna Maria of Hungary (1204–1237) was a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. She was sister of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

In January 1221 she married Tsar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria as his second wife. Her father was forced to agree her marriage to effect his release from Bulgaria, where he had been captured on his return from Crusade in late 1218. Her dowry included the cities of Beograd and Braničevo.

Anna Maria and Ivan Asen II had several children, including:

She died of the plague in 1237 and was buried at SS. Forty Martyrs Church in Tarnovo.



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