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Irene of Brunswick
Byzantine Empress consort
Tenure1318–1324
Bornc. 1293
Died16/17 August 1324
SpouseAndronikos III Palaiologos
HouseWelf
FatherHenry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
MotherAgnes of Meissen
ReligionEastern Orthodox,
prev. Roman Catholic

Irene of Brunswick, born Adelheid, (Greek: Ειρήνη; c. 1293 – 16/17 August 1324) was the first wife of Andronikos III Palaiologos,[1] and by marriage Byzantine empress, although she died before her husband became senior emperor.

  1. ^ Garland, L. (2002). Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204. Storbritannien: Taylor & Francis.

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