Frozza Orseolo
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Frozza's image on the Babenberg family tree
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| Born | 1015 Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 17 February 1071 (aged 55–56) |
| Spouse | Adalbert, Margrave of Austria |
| Issue | Ernest, Margrave of Austria |
| Father | Otto Orseolo |
| Mother | Grimelda of Hungary |
Frozza Orseolo (1015 – 17 February 1071) was a Margravine of Austria by marriage to Adalbert, Margrave of Austria. She was also a member of the Venetian House of Orseolo.
Life
Frozza was born in Venice as a daughter of Doge Otto Orseolo and his wife, Princess Grimelda of Hungary.[1]
Her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all Doges of Venice, and were members of the House of Orseolo, whose ancestors were the first historical Doges of Venice, the Ipatos.[2]
Her brother was Peter the Venetian, King of Hungary[3] and she was possibly a sister-in-law of Judith of Schweinfurt.
She married Adalbert, Margrave of Austria, of the House of Babenberg, and later took the name of Adelheid. They had 2 sons: Leopold & Ernest, Margrave of Austria.[4]
References
- Back to citation Norwich, John Julius. (1982). A History of Venice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- Back to citation Hazlitt, W. Carew. (1915). The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, its Growth, and its Fall. A.D. 409–1797. London: Adam and Charles Black. LOC DG676.H43
- Back to citation Kristó, Gyula - Makk, Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)
- Back to citation Dümmerth Dezső: Az Árpádok nyomában. Panoráma Kiadó 1977.