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Irene of Montferrat | |
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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) Drama (modern-day Greece) |
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 Drama) (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.