Irene Paleologina of Byzantium, empress in Trebizond

do not confuse or merge with the husband's homonymous lover Irene, of Trebizond 

-https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Paleologa_di_Trebisonda

-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/TREBIZOND.htm#BasileiosTrebizonddie...

m firstly (17 Sep 1334) EIRENE Palaiologina, illegitimate daughter of Emperor ANDRONIKOS III & his mistress --- (-after 10 Aug 1341). The Chronicle of Michael Panaretos records that "the empress lady Irene Palaiologina, the daughter of lord Andronikos Palaiologos came" 12 Sep 1334 and married "the emperor lord Basil" 17 Sep 1334[91]. Nicephoras Gregoras states that "Basilius" married "Irenen filiam iunioris Andronici Palaeologi spuriam" but that she died childless[92]. She succeeded her husband in 1340 as EIRENE Empress in Trebizond, until 17 Jul 1341. The Chronicle of Michael Panaretos records that "the widowed lady Irene Palaiologina…seized the throne" after the death of "the emperor lord Basil the Grand Komnenos" in 1340, that she was supported by "the Amytzarantai, some of the officials, and the archons of the imperial exchange [who] held the citadel with the empress" while "Tzanichites, lord Sebastos the grand stratopedarch along with the Scholarioi, the Meitzomatai, lord Constantine Doranites, the Kabazitai, Kamachenos, some of the people and some of the palace guards held Saint Eugenios"[93]. The Chronicle of Michael Panaretos records that "the grand duke the eunuch John came from Limnia with a great army" 2 Jul 1340, burned "the monastery" (presumably referring to St Eugenios held by the rebels), and imprisoned "Tzanichites and the other nobles…in Limnia" where they were murdered in Jul 1341[94]. The Chronicle of Michael Panaretos records that "Palaiologina was deposed" 17 Jul 1341, after reigning one year and three months, when "the daughter of lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos, the lady Anna called Anachoutlou…came and took over the empire with a Lazic army", adding in a later passage that she was "sent on a Frankish galley" to Constantinople 10 Aug 1341[95].

http://genealogy.euweb.cz/byzant/byzant8.html

The Palaiologos family

The early generations of this family are confused and uncertain. The first certain ancestor is one Andronikos Dukas Komnenos Palaiologos, Gov of Thessalonica, +after 1246; m.his cousin Theodora Palaiologina; they had issue:

• A1. MICHAÉL VIII Dukas Komnenos Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (1259-82), *1224/5, +1282; m.1253 Theodora Dukaina Batatzaina (*1240 +1303)
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  • B2. ANDRONIKOS II Palaiologos, Emp of Byzantium (1282-1328), *25.3.1259, +Monte Athos 13.2.1332; 1m: 1273 Anna (+1281/2) dau.of King Stephen V of Hungary; 2m: 1285 Yolanda=Eirene of Montferrat (*1274 +1317)
    • C1. [1m.] MICHAÉL IX Palaiologos, co-emperor of Byzantium (1295-1320), *1277, +12.10.1320; m.1295 Rita of Armenia (*1278 +VII.1333)
      • D1. ANDRONIKOS III Palaiologos, Emp of Byzantium (1328-41), *1296, +15.7.1341; 1m: 1318 Adelaide=Eirene von Braunschweig (+1324); 2m: 1326 Joanna=Anna of Savoy (*1306 +1359/60) - Regent of Byzantium (1341-47)
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