Maria-Irene Palaiologina
| Irene Εἰρήνη Παλαιολογίνα | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of Bulgaria | |
| Born | 1327 Byzantine Empire |
| Died | c. 1376/77 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Michael Asen IV of Bulgaria |
| Father | Andronikos III Palaiologos |
| Mother | Anna of Savoy |
Irene Palaiologina (Greek: Εἰρήνη Παλαιολογίνα; 1327 – 1376/77) was a Byzantine princess and Bulgarian empress consort.[1] She was also known as Maria Palaiologina (Μαρία Παλαιολογίνα).
Maria-Irene Palaiologina's parents were Andronikos III Palaiologos and Anna of Savoy,[2] whilst her siblings were John V Palaiologos and Michael Palaiologos.[3]
She married in 1336 Tsar Michael Asen IV of Bulgaria. They had been bethrothed since she was aged 5.[4] In 1355, her husband was killed in battle with the Ottoman Turks near Sofia. By 1356 she was married to Francesco I Gattilusio.[2] They had:
- Andronico Gattilusio (c. 1356 – 6 August 1384).
- Domenico Gattilusio (c. 1358 – 6 August 1384).
- Francesco II Gattilusio (c. 1365 – 26 October 1404)[2]
She died around 1376/77,[5] and was buried in Mesembria.
Nothing else is known about her, except that she was an Orthodox Christian.
References
[edit]- ^ Georgios Phrantzes Liber I, 8, p. 39.
- ^ a b c Miller 1921, p. 320.
- ^ Guilland 1959, pp. 52–89.
- ^ Lawler, Jennifer (2018-01-16). Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages. McFarland. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4766-0111-3.
- ^ Wright 2014, p. 46.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
- Miller, William (1921). Essays on the Latin Orient. Cambridge at the University Press.
- Wright, Christopher (2014). The Gattilusio Lordships and the Aegean World 1355-1462. Brill.