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Spouses and children. Married February 10, 1392 (Friday) to Manuel II Palaiologos, keiser av Bysants 1350-1425 (Parents : Johannes V Palaiologos, keiser av Bysants 1332-1391 & Hélène Cantacuzène) with; Jean VIII Palaiologos, keiser av Bysants 1392-1448. Palaiologina ?1394. Konstantin Palaiologos ?1395.
On 10 February 1392, Helena married Manuel II Palaiologos. They had several children. The list follows the order of births given by George Sphrantzes: A daughter. Mentioned as the eldest daughter but not named. Possibly confused with Isabella Palaiologina, an illegitimate daughter of Manuel II known to have married Ilario Doria.
Discover the family tree of Helena Dragaš: Byzantine empress , 6 children, 1 spouse
Apr 9, 2022 · Helena survived him by almost twenty five years. She retired to a monastery under the monastic name Hypomone (Patience). Helena died on May 23, 1450 in Constantinople. Her children included the last two Byzantine emperors. Constantine XI renamed himself after her maiden name Dragaš (in Greek, Dragasēs), adding it to his own.
Jan 1, 2009 · The text is presented in the form of a dialogue between the emperor Manuel and his mother, the dowager empress Helena Kantakouzene, wife of John V Palaiologos. An unusual case in dynastic policy ...
They had 9 children: Johannes VIII. Palaiologos, Theodoro II Palaiologos and 7 other children.
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. She is born into the Serbian Dejanović noble family.
