| Rita of Armenia | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Rita of Armenia (under the name Maria Doukaina Palaiologina) | |
| Byzantine Empress consort | |
| Tenure | 16 January 1294 – 12 October 1320 |
| Born | 10/11 January 1278 |
| Died | July 1333 (aged 55) |
| Spouse | Michael IX Palaiologos |
| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Hethumid (By Birth) Palaiologos (Marriage) |
| Father | Levon II of Armenia |
| Mother | Keran, Queen of Armenia |
Rita of Armenia (Greek: Μαρία; 10/11 January 1278 – July 1333) was an Armenian Princess. She was a Byzantine Empress consort by marriage to Michael IX Palaiologos.[1]
She was the daughter of King Levon II of Armenia and Queen Keran. She was the wife of Byzantine co-emperor Michael IX Palaiologos, making her a junior empress-consort of the Byzantine Empire. In 1317, she became the only empress upon the death of the senior empress, Irene of Montferrat. She was known as Maria in Constantinople.
- ^ Freely, J. (1998). Istanbul: The Imperial City. Storbritannien: Penguin Books Limited.