Maria of Byzantium
F, #680, (1181 - 1208)
Maria of Byzantium|b. 1181\nd. 1208|p680.htm|Isaac II Angelos Byzantine Emperor|b. Sep 1156\nd. Jan 1204|p742.htm||||Andronikos D. Angelos|b. c 1122\nd. a 1185|p744.htm|Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa|b. c 1125\nd. a 1195|p743.htm|||||||
Last Edited=7 Jun 2008
Maria of Byzantium was born 1181. She was the daughter of Isaac II Angelos Byzantine Emperor. She married Phillip I King of Germany, son of Frederick Barbarossa King of Germany and Beatrix de Bourgogne. She died in 1208.
Maria of Byzantium was also known as Irene Angelina. In 1193 she married Roger III of Sicily, but he died on 24 December 1193. Irene was captured in the German invasion of Sicily on 29 December 1194 and was married on 25 May 1197 to Philip of Swabia. In Germany, she was renamed Maria. Her father, who had been deposed in 1195, urged her to get Philip's support for his reinstatement; her brother, Alexius, subsequently spent some time at Philip's court during the preparations for the Fourth Crusade. She thus had an early influence on the eventual diversion of the Crusade to Constantinople in 1204.
Maria of Byzantium was also known as Irene Angelina. In 1193 she married Roger III of Sicily, but he died on 24 December 1193. Irene was captured in the German invasion of Sicily on 29 December 1194 and was married on 25 May 1197 to Philip of Swabia. In Germany, she was renamed Maria. Her father, who had been deposed in 1195, urged her to get Philip's support for his reinstatement; her brother, Alexius, subsequently spent some time at Philip's court during the preparations for the Fourth Crusade. She thus had an early influence on the eventual diversion of the Crusade to Constantinople in 1204.
Child of Maria of Byzantium and Phillip I King of Germany
- Maria of Hohenstaufen+ (bt 1199 - 1200 - b 1235)
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