Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily
F, (circa 1181 - 27 August 1208)
Father-Biological* | Isaac II Angelos , Emperor of the East b. 1156, d. 1204 |
Mother-Biological* | Eirene Komnena d. bt 1184 - 1185 |
- Family Lines
- Boudreau Line
Roy Line
Last Edited=22 Feb 2023
Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily was born circa 1181.1,2 She was the daughter of Isaac II Angelos , Emperor of the East and Eirene Komnena. Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily was also known as Maria in Germany.2,1
Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily married Roger III of Sicily in 1191.1,2 In 1194, as a young widow, she was abducted from Sicily and taken to Germany.1
Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily married Philip II von Hohenstauffen , Emperor of Germany, son of Frederick I Barbarossa , Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrice of Burgundy, on 25 May 1197.1,2,3,4,5 Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily was murdered on 27 August 1208.1,2 She was buried at Lorsch Abbey, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany.1,2
Compeller's Notes:
Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily married Roger III of Sicily in 1191.1,2 In 1194, as a young widow, she was abducted from Sicily and taken to Germany.1
Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily married Philip II von Hohenstauffen , Emperor of Germany, son of Frederick I Barbarossa , Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrice of Burgundy, on 25 May 1197.1,2,3,4,5 Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily was murdered on 27 August 1208.1,2 She was buried at Lorsch Abbey, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany.1,2
Compeller's Notes:
Marriage Date: Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1196
Death: My old records say she was killed by the same person on the same day as her husband, but in a totally different place. I have left her record blank until this can be figured out.3
Death: My old records say she was killed by the same person on the same day as her husband, but in a totally different place. I have left her record blank until this can be figured out.3
Children of Irene Angelica , Queen of Sicily and Philip II von Hohenstauffen , Emperor of Germany
- Ethisa von Hohenstauffen ( - c 1234)
- Maria von Hohenstauffen+ (1201 - 1235)
Citations
- Stone, Don C. and Charles R Owens. "[Eirene?], First wife of Emperor Isaakios II Angelos, is Probable Tornikina and Gateway to Antiquity", Journal of the Foundation of Medieval Genealogy volume 3, number 5 (January 2011).
- Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
- Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CI (January 1947).
- Von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R.. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume 1. Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941.