Frozza Orseolo (1015 – 17 February 1071) was a Margravine of Austria by marriage to

Adalbert, Margrave of Austria Adalbert (, – 26 May 1055), known as Adalbert the Victorious (), was the Margrave of Austria from 1018 until his death in 1055. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.Lingelbach 1913, p. 89. Biography Adalbert the Victorious was the third ...

. She was also a member of the Venetian

House of Orseolo A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condit ...

Life

Frozza was born in Venice as a daughter of Doge

Otto Orseolo Otto Orseolo (, also ''Urseolo''; c. 992−1032) was the Doge of Venice from 1008 to 1026. He was the third son of Doge Pietro II of the House of Orseolo, and Maria Candiano, whom he succeeded at the age of sixteen, becoming the youngest doge ...

and his wife, Princess Grimelda of Hungary. Her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all

Doges of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ) – in Italian, was the doge or highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697–1797). The word derives from the Latin , meaning 'leader', and Venetian Italian dialect for 'duke', highest official of the ...

, and were members of the

, whose ancestors were the first historical Doges of Venice, the Ipatos. Her brother was Peter the Venetian, King of Hungary and she was possibly a sister-in-law of

Judith of Schweinfurt Judith of Schweinfurt (; before 1003 – 2 August 1058) was List of Bohemian consorts, Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1034 until 1055, by her marriage with the Přemyslid dynasty, Přemyslid duke Bretislav I.Herwig Wolfram, ''Conrad II, 990-1039 ...

. She married

, of the

House of Babenberg The House of Babenberg was a noble dynasty of Austrian Dukes and Margraves. Descending from the Popponids and originally from Bamberg in the Duchy of Franconia (present-day Bavaria), the Babenbergs ruled the imperial Margraviate of Austria from ...

, and later took the name of

Adelheid Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheid, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: * Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress and ...

. They had 2 sons: Leopold &

Ernest, Margrave of Austria Ernest (, 1027 – 10 June 1075), known as Ernest the Brave (''Ernst der Tapfere''), was the Margrave of Austria from 1055 to his death in 1075. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.Lingelbach 1913, p. 90. Biography He was born to Margrave A ...

.Dümmerth Dezső: Az Árpádok nyomában. Panoráma Kiadó 1977.

References

1015 births 1071 deaths 11th-century Italian nobility Austrian consorts 11th-century Venetian women Frozza Mothers of Austrian monarchs {{DEFAULTSORT:Orseolo, Frozza