Irene of Montferrat

Irene of Montferrat
Irene of Montferrat
	Seal of Irene of Montferrat
Byzantine Empress consort
Tenure	1284–1317; (with Rita of Armenia, 1294–1317)
Born	Yolande of Montferrat; c. 1274; Casale; (modern-day Italy)
Died	1317 (aged 42–43); Constantinople; (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Spouse	Andronikos II Palaiologos
Issue	John Palaiologos; Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat; Simonis Palaiologina; Demetrios Palaiologos;
House	Aleramici
Father	William VII, Marquis of Montferrat
Mother	Beatrice of Castile

Yolande of Montferrat (c. 1274 – 1317 in Constantinople) (also known as Violante, then Empress Irene) was the second wife of Andronikos II Palaiologos and thus Empress of the Byzantine Empire. She was the heiress of the Margraviate of Montferrat.

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