Anna Maria von Schwaben

Anna Maria of Swabia (German: Anna Maria von Schwaben) (1003 - 1055) was the wife of King Matthias I of Arendaal and thus the Queen Consort of Arendaal between 1018 and 1036. The marriage was a decisive event in the Christianization of Arendaal: although the religion had been gaining ground in the country over the past century, it was Matthias I who declared the nation a Christian Kingdom in 1020. The event was precipitated by a desire on the part of Aren Kings to ally themselves to Christian states. As part of his alliance with the Holy Germanic Empire, Matthias I swore to "baptised his realm". The marriage to the daughter of the Emperor sealed this pact (although it took place two years before the official declaration and "mass baptism" that became the iconic inaugural event in Arendaal's Christianization.

Family, Marriage and Children
Anna Maria of Swabia married King Matthias I of Arendaal in 1018 at the age of 15. They had the following children:
 * Karl III of Arendaal (1019 - 1060) - who succeeded his father as ruler of Arendaal in 1036
 * Eliska of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar (b. 1020) - Consort of Philippe I of Montelimar. First Aren Consort of Montelimar, first in a series of royal marriages with Montelimar
 * Vanja of Arendaal, Duchess of Franken (b. 1021) - Consort of Uwe II von Franken. First Aren Consort of Franken, first in a series of royal marriages with Franken

Other Royal Relations

 * Holy Germanic Emperor Otto I - Anna Maria's brother
 * Adriana of the Talemantine Empire, Queen of Arendaal - Anna Maria's daughter-in-law
 * Edvard I of Arendaal - Anna Maria's father-in-law
 * Sven II of Arendaal - Anna Maria's grandson
 * Leonor I of Arendaal - Anna Maria's granddaughter
 * Emperor Otto II - Anna Maria's grandnephew. He would marry her descendant, Empress Eliska

Ancestors
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