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Byzantine Empress consort
Irene of Brunswick
Byzantine Empress consort
Tenure
1318–1324
Born
c. 1293
Died
16/17 August 1324
Spouse
Andronikos III Palaiologos
House
Welf
Father
Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother
Agnes of Meissen
Religion
Eastern 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.
^Garland, L. (2002). Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204. Storbritannien: Taylor & Francis.
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