Maria-Irene Palaiologina
Byzantine princess and Bulgarian empress consort
| Irene Εἰρήνη Παλαιολογίνα | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of Bulgaria | |
| Born | 1327 Byzantine Empire |
| Died | c. 1399 |
| Burial | Mesembria |
| Spouse | Michael Asen IV of Bulgaria |
| Father | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Mother | Anna of Savoy |
Irene Palaiologina (Greek: Εἰρήνη Παλαιολογίνα; 1327 – after 1356) was a Byzantine princess and Bulgarian empress consort.[1] She was also known as Maria Palaiologina (Μαρία Παλαιολογίνα).
Her parents were Andronikos III Palaiologos and Anna of Savoy, whilst her siblings were John V Palaiologos[2] and Michael Palaiologos.[3]
She married in 1336 Tsar Michael Asen IV of Bulgaria. In 1355, her husband was killed in battle with the Ottoman Turks near Sofia. Irene decide to stay a nun in the monastery in Mesembria (today Nesebar) and take the name Matiasa. She died around 1399 and was buried in Mesembria.
Nothing else is known about her, except that she was an Orthodox Christian.
References
- ^ Georgios Phrantzes Liber I, 8, p. 39.
- ^ Nicol, Donald M. (1993). The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453 (Second ed.). London: Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. ISBN 0-246-10559-3.
- ^ Guilland, Rodolphe (1959). "Recherches sur l'histoire administrative de l'Empire byzantin: Le despote, δεσπότης". Revue des études byzantines (in French). 17: 52–89. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1959.1199. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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The Palaiologoi of the Byzantine Empire
- Michael VIII (1259–1282)
- Andronikos II (1282–1328)
- Michael IX (1295–1320)
- Andronikos III (1328–1341)
- John V (1341–1391)
- John VI (1347–1354)
- Matthew (1353–1357)
- Andronikos IV (1376–1379)
- John VII (1390; 1403–1408)
- Andronikos V (1403–1407)
- Manuel II (1391–1425)
- John VIII (1425–1448)
- Constantine XI (1449–1453)
- George Palaiologos
- Alexios Palaiologos
- Andronikos Palaiologos
- Theodora Angelina Palaiologina
- Irene Komnene Palaiologina
- Michael VIII Palaiologos
- John Doukas Palaiologos
- Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
- Andronikos II Palaiologos
- Constantine Palaiologos
- Theodore Palaiologos
- Eudokia Palaiologina
- Maria Palaiologina, Khatun of the Ilkhanate
- Michael IX Palaiologos
- Constantine Palaiologos
- John Palaiologos
- Theodore Palaiologos (Palaeologus-Montferrat)
- Demetrios Palaiologos
- Simonis Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia
- John Palaiologos
- Andronikos III Palaiologos
- Anna Palaiologina, Despotess of Epirus
- Theodora Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
- Irene Palaiologina, Byzantine Empress
- Maria Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia
- Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Trebizond
- John V Palaiologos
- Michael Palaiologos
- Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
- Andronikos IV Palaiologos
- Manuel II Palaiologos
- Theodore I Palaiologos
- Michael Palaiologos
- Zampia Palaiologina
- Maria Palaiologina, Princess of Vereya (?)
- Constantine Palaiologos (?)
- Fernando Palaiologos (?)
- Andreas Palaiologos
Only male-line descendants who are independently notable are shown.
