Irene Angelina [SEP] noble family
Irene Angelina
Irene Angelina (; c. 1181 – 27 August 1208), was an East Roman princess member of the Angelos dynasty and by her two marriages Queen of Sicily in 1193 and Queen of Germany from 1198 to 1208.
She was the second daughter of Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos and his first wife, an unknown Palaiologina? who became a nun with the name Irene.
Life.
Irene was born in Constantinople. Her father Isaac II inaugurated his reign with a decisive victory over the Norman invaders on the
Virgen de los Reyes". Saint Ferdinand is also the patron of the University of La Laguna, since this institution was founded under the name of "Universidad Literaria de San Fernando" (Literary University of Saint Ferdinand).
Family.
Family First marriage.
In 1219, Ferdinand married Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen (1203–1235), daughter of the German king Philip of Swabia and Irene Angelina. Elisabeth was called Beatriz in Spain. Their children were:
1. Alfonso X, his successor
2. Frederick
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