Draft:Joscella Orseolo


Joscella Orseolo
Queen consort of Croatia
SpouseStephen I
IssuePeter Krešimir IV, Gojslav II
DynastyOrseolo
FatherPietro II Orseolo

Joscella (Hicela, Icella) Orseolo was a queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia, spouse of Stephen I of Croatia.[1][2] Daughter of a Venetian doge Pietro II Orseolo and Maria Candiano, grandchild of Pietro I and Felicita Malipiero (or Badoer).[3][4]

Marriage was decided upon in Trogir which came under Venetian rule. Venetian doge Petar II Orseolo met with Svetoslav Suronja.

It is known about Joscella's brothers Giovanni, Otto, Orso, Vitalis, Enrico and sister Felicita and two other sisters whose names are unknown.[4]

Literature

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  1. ^ Proleksis enciclopedia Hicela (accessed March 18, 2017) (in Croatian)
  2. ^ the Deacon, John (c. 1008). Chronicon Venetum et Gradense (in Latin). Venice. p. 118.
  3. ^ Šišić, Ferdo (1990). Povijest Hrvata u vrijeme narodnih vladara [History of Croats during the time of ethnic rulers] (in Croatian). Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Matice Hrvatske. ISBN 86-401-0080-2.
  4. ^ a b (tal.) Giuseppe Gullino, Pietro II Orseolo, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 79, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2013 (accessed February 4th 2014)