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What nationality was Elizabeth of Hungary?

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Hungarian. She was born in approximately 1236 to Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania, and was a member of the Árpád dynasty. She was betrothed at a young age to the future Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, and moved to his land after their marriage in 1221. After her husband's death, she returned to Hungary and lived in Pressburg with her children.
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