Michael VIII Palaiologos - Family

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In 1253, Michael VIII Palaiologos married Theodora Doukaina Vatatzina, a grandniece of John III Doukas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea. Orphaned in childhood, she was raised by her great-uncle John III, who was said to have "loved her like a daughter", and who arranged for her marriage to Michael. Their children were:

  • Manuel Palaiologos (c. 1255–before 1259)
  • Irene Palaiologina (c. 1256–before 1328), who married emperor Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
  • Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259–1332)
  • Anna Palaiologina (c. 1260–1299/1300), who married Demetrios/Michael Komnenos Doukas, third son of Michael II of Epirus
  • Constantine Palaiologos (1261–1306), who married Eirene Raoulaina his second cousin
  • Eudokia Palaiologina, who married Emperor John II of Trebizond
  • Theodore Palaiologos

By a mistress, a Diplovatatzina, Michael VIII also had two illegitimate daughters:

  • Euphrosyne Palaiologina, who married Nogai Khan of the Golden Horde
  • Maria Palaiologina, who married Abaqa Khan of Ilkhanid Persia

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