Search results
Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, romanized: Jelena Dragaš; Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, romanized: Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the empress consort of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos.
Helena Dragaš was the empress consort of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. She served as regent after the death of her son John VIII in 1448 until 1449.
John VIII was the eldest son of Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragaš, [1] the daughter of the Serbian prince Constantine Dragaš. He was associated as co-emperor with his father before 1416 and became sole emperor on 1 July 1425, [2] although he had already assumed full power on 19 January 1421. [3] [4] [5]
The skull of Saint Hypomone, known as Helena Dragaš, is also kept at Saint Patapios' nunnery. In the monastery of St. Patapios live 40 nuns. It is located in Greece, mountain Gerania at an altitude of 650 meters (2132 feet) and is close to Loutraki (known resort located 1 hour from the capital Athens).
Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, Jelena Dragaš, Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the empress consort of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos.
Helena, possibly named after her great-grandmother Empress Helena Dragaš, [2] was the eldest surviving child of Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, and his second wife Sophia Palaiologina, niece of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. [3] . Helena was an older sister of Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III of Moscow.
Helena Dragaš (en serbio: Јелена Драгаш, Jelena Dragaš, griego: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, Elenē Dragasē; aprox. 1372-23 de marzo de 1450) fue la emperatriz consorte del emperador bizantino Manuel II Paleólogo. Es venerada como una santa por la Iglesia ortodoxa griega, bajo el nombre de santa Hipomona (Ὑπομονὴ).
