Irene Angelina

Irene Angelina , was a Byzantine princess member of the Angelos dynasty and by her two marriages Queen of Sicily in 1193 and Queen of Germany from 1198 to 1208.

Irene was born in Constantinople, her father Isaac II inaugurated his reign with a decisive victory over the Norman invaders on the Balkans in the 1185 Battle of Demetritzes. In 1193 he and King Tancred of Sicily arranged Irenes marriage with Tancreds eldest son, Roger. Roger was declared coking, but died onDecember 1193, shortly before his fathers death onFebruary 1194. Sicily was claimed by Tancreds aunt Constance and her husband, Emperor Henry VI. After he had conquered the Sicilian kingdom, Irene was captured onDecember 1194 and was married onMay 1197 to Henrys younger brother, Duke Philip of Swabia. In Germany, she was renamed Maria.

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