List of Famous people with last name Palaiologina

Helena Palaiologina

First Name Helena

Last Name Palaiologina

Born on April 1, 1442

Died on January 1, 1470 (aged 27)

Helena Palaiologina was the daughter and only child of Demetrios Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, a brother of the final Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. Her mother was Theodora Asanina of the Asen family, a family which had once ruled Bulgaria. Famous for her beauty, Sultan Mehmed II, who had conquered Constantinople in 1453, planned to take her into his harem after his conquest of the Morea in 1460, but soon decided against it, despite securing Helena and her family, possibly due to fear of being poisoned by her.

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Irene Palaiologina

First Name Irene

Born on January 1, 1400

Died on January 1, 1400

Irene Palaiologina was the Empress consort of Matthew Kantakouzenos.

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