Elena Asenina of Bulgaria

Elena Asenina of Bulgaria
Empress-consort of Nicaea
Tenure1235–1252
Bornc. 1224
SpouseTheodore II Laskaris
IssueIrene Doukaina Laskarina
Maria Doukaina Laskarina
Theodora
Eudoxia Laskarina Asanina
John IV Laskaris
FatherIvan Asen II
MotherAnna Maria of Hungary
For the Bulgarian Queen consort, see Elena, Queen consort of Bulgaria.

Elena Asenina of Bulgaria (Greek: Ελένα Ασανίνα, romanized: Elena Asanina; c.1224 – 1252 CE) (also Helena) was an empress consort of Nicaea, married to Theodore II Laskaris (r. 1254–1258).[1][2] She was daughter of Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Asen II and Anna Maria of Hungary.[1]

  1. ^ a b Court Ceremonies and Rituals of Power in Byzantium and the Medieval Mediterranean: Comparative Perspectives. BRILL. 2013-09-19. ISBN 978-90-04-25815-0.
  2. ^ Angelov, Dimiter (August 2019). The Byzantine Hellene: The Life of Emperor Theodore Laskaris and Byzantium in the Thirteenth Century. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-48071-0.