Heinrich of Austria's peace mission to Sardike & marriage diplomacy in Hungary

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Dates:
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Agnes, daughter of Henry II of Austria, wife of Istvan III of Hungary (Agnes 17001)
  • During the return of her father Henry 17002 from his peace mission to Sardike, he persuaded Stephanos 53 of Hungary to marry her (:) Kinnamos 262.16-19
daughter of Iaroslav of Galicia (Anonyma 17015)
Frederick III of Swabia, later Frederick I Barbarossa, western emperor (Frederick 51)
Heinrich II Babenberg (Jasomirgott), duke of Austria (Henry 17002)
  • Came with his wife Theodora 17001 and Otto 17001 to Sardike, in order to reconcile Frederick 51 and Manuel 1 and achieve a truce in the war with Hungary, thus hiding Frederick’'s warlike preparations behind a pretence of peace (:) Kinnamos 261.12-262.13
  • Returning from his peace mission to Sardike, he persuaded Stephanos 53 of Hungary, who had rejected a Russian girl (Anonyma 17015), to marry his own daughter (Agnes 17001) (:) Kinnamos 262.16-19
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (Manuel 1)
  • Understood the motives of the peace mission led by Henry 17002; thus he treated him well and agreed to the proposal of a truce with the Hungarians, but came to no conclusions in relation to Frederick 51 (:) Kinnamos 262.13-16
Otto of Wittelsbach (Otto 17001)
  • Came with Henry 17002 and his wife Theodora 17001 to Sardike, in order to reconcile Frederick 51 and Manuel 1 and achieve a truce in the war with Hungary, thus hiding Frederick'’s warlike preparations behind a pretence of peace (:) Kinnamos 262.10
István III, king of Hungary (Stephanos 53)
Theodora, daughter of sebastokrator Andronikos (Theodora 17001)
  • Came with her husband Henry 17002 and Otto 17001 to Sardike, in order to reconcile Frederick 51 and Manuel 1 and achieve a truce in the war with Hungary, thus hiding Frederick'’s warlike preparations behind a pretence of peace (:) Kinnamos 261.12-262.13