# Frozza Orseolo

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Margravine of Austria (1015–1071)

Frozza Orseolo Frozza's image on the Babenberg family tree Born 1015 (1015) Venice, Republic of Venice Died 17 February 1071(1071-02-17) (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](/source/Adalbert%2C_Margrave_of_Austria). She was also a member of the Venetian [House of Orseolo](/source/Orseolo).

## Life

Frozza was born in Venice as a daughter of Doge [Otto Orseolo](/source/Otto_Orseolo) and his wife, Princess [Grimelda of Hungary](/source/Grimelda_of_Hungary).[1]

Her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all [Doges of Venice](/source/Doges_of_Venice), and were members of the [House of Orseolo](/source/Orseolo), whose ancestors were the first historical Doges of Venice, the [Ipatos](/source/Orso_Ipato).[2]

Her brother was [Peter the Venetian](/source/Peter%2C_King_of_Hungary), King of Hungary[3] and she was possibly a sister-in-law of [Judith of Schweinfurt](/source/Judith_of_Schweinfurt).

She married [Adalbert, Margrave of Austria](/source/Adalbert%2C_Margrave_of_Austria), of the [House of Babenberg](/source/House_of_Babenberg), and later took the name of [Adelheid](/source/Adelheid). They had 2 sons: Leopold & [Ernest, Margrave of Austria](/source/Ernest%2C_Margrave_of_Austria).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Norwich, John Julius](/source/John_Julius_Norwich). (1982). *A History of Venice*. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Hazlitt, W. Carew](/source/William_Carew_Hazlitt). (1915). *The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, its Growth, and its Fall. A.D. 409–1797*. London: Adam and Charles Black. [LOC](/source/Library_of_Congress) DG676 .H43

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kristó, Gyula - Makk, Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Dümmerth Dezső: Az Árpádok nyomában. Panoráma Kiadó 1977.

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