Irene Paleologina (fl. 1279–1280)

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Irene Paleologina (fl. 1279–1280)

Tsarina of Bulgaria. Daughter of Michael VIII Paleologus (1224–1282), emperor of Nicaea (r. 1261–1282), and Theodora Ducas ; sister of Andronicus II (1259–1332), emperor of Nicaea (r. 1282–1328); married Asen III also known as Ivan Asen III, tsar of Bulgaria (r. 1279–1280); children: Andronicus; Maria Asen (who married Roger de Flor).

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