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Irene of Montferrat

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Yolande of Montferrat, also known as Violante, then Empress Eirene or Irene, was the second wife of Andronikos II Palaiologos and thus Empress of the Byzantine Empire. She was the heiress of the Kingdom of Thessalonika and the last surviving member of the Ottonian branch of the Aleramici, heirs to the Margraviate of Montferrat.

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Position held: Byzantine empress
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Born: 1274
Died: 1317

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Andronikos II Palaiologosspouse Theodore Ichild Simonidachild Demetrios Palaiologoschild John Palaiologoschild Bartholomaios Palaiologoschild William VII, Marquess of Montferratfather Beatrice of Castile, Marchioness of Montferratmother Margaret of Montferratsibling John I, Marquess of Montferratsibling

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