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Queen consort of Cyprus and Armenia
Helena Palaiologina
Queen consort of Cyprus and Armenia
Tenure
3 February 1442 – 11 April 1458
Born
3 February 1428 Castle of Mistras, Morea, Greece
Died
11 April 1458 (aged 30) The fortress of Nicosia, Cyprus
Burial
Royal Monastery of Saint Dominic's, Nicosia
Spouse
King John II of Cyprus
Issue
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus Cleopha de Lusignan
House
Palaiologos Lusignan
Father
Theodore II Palaiologos
Mother
Cleofa Malatesta
Religion
Greek Orthodox
Helena Palaiologina (Greek: Ἑλένη Παλαιολογίνα; 3 February 1428 – 11 April 1458) was a Byzantine princess of the Palaiologos family, who became Queen of Cyprus and Armenia, titular Queen consort of Jerusalem, and Princess of Antioch through her marriage to King John II of Cyprus and Armenia. She was the mother of Queen Charlotte of Cyprus.
She may have poisoned her son-in-law John of Portugal, and ordered the nose of her husband's mistress to be cut off. She did, however, welcome and assist many Byzantine refugees in Cyprus after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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