Helena Kantakouzene

Helena Kantakouzene
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure28 May 1347 – 12 August 1376
Tenure1 July 1379 – 14 April 1390
Tenure17 September 1390 – 16 February 1391
Born1333
Byzantine Empire
Died10 December 1396(1396-12-10) (aged 62–63)
Hagia Martha, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
SpouseJohn V Palaiologos
Issue
Detail
Andronikos IV Palaiologos
Manuel II Palaiologos
Theodore I Palaiologos, Lord of Morea
Michael Palaiologos
HouseKantakouzenos
FatherJohn VI Kantakouzenos
MotherIrene Asanina

Helena Kantakouzene (Greek: Ἑλένη Καντακουζηνή, romanizedEleni Kantakuzini; 1333 – 10 December 1396) was the Empress consort of John V Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire. She served as Regent during the absence of her son Manuel II in 1393.[1]

  1. ^ [1] Philippides, M. (2018). Constantine XI Dragaš Palaeologus (1404–1453): The Last Emperor of Byzantium. Storbritannien: Taylor & Francis.