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Helena Kantakouzene (Greek: Ἑλένη Καντακουζηνή, romanized: Eleni Kantakuzini; 1333 – 10 December 1396) was the Empress consort of John V Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire. She served as Regent during the absence of her son Manuel II in 1393.
Helena Kantakouzene (died 1463) was the second wife of David of Trebizond, the last Emperor of Trebizond . Family. Donald Nicol has argued that Helena was the sister of George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, and thus the granddaughter of Matthew Kantakouzenos and possibly the daughter of Theodore Kantakouzenos. [1] .
Helena Kantakouzene was the Empress consort of John V Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire. She served as Regent during the absence of her son Manuel II in 1393.
1 A short biography of Helena Kantakouzene Palaiologina ( PLP, no. 21365 ) is included in D. M. Nicol , The Byzan-tine Family of Kantakouzenos ca. 1100–1460.
Jul 15, 2022 · Helena Kantakouzene (1333 - 10 December 1396) was the Empress consort of John V Palaiologos. Family. She was a daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos and Irene Asanina. She was a sister of Matthew Kantakouzenos and Manuel Kantakouzenos.
- John V Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor
Dec 1, 2012 · Kantakouzenos ( r. – ), for a time her hus - band’ s regent and rival to the Byzantine throne , Helena played a significant role in the politi - cal dramas of the second half of the fourteenth....
Helena Kantakouzene (died 1463) was the second wife of David of Trebizond, the last Emperor of Trebizond. Family. Donald Nicol has argued that Helena was the sister of George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, and thus the granddaughter of Matthew Kantakouzenos and possibly the daughter of Theodore Kantakouzenos.
