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Helena Angelina Doukaina
| Helena Angelina Doukaina | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Sicily | |
| Tenure | 2 June 1259 – 26 February 1266 |
| Born | c. 1242 |
| Died | 1271 (aged 28–29) |
| Spouse | Manfred of Sicily |
| Issue | Beatrice, Marchioness of Saluzzo Frederick of Sicily Henry of Sicily Anselm/Enzio of Sicily |
| House | Komnenodoukai |
| Father | Michael II Komnenos Doukas |
| Mother | Theodora Petraliphaina |
Helena Angelina Doukaina (c. 1242 – 1271) was Queen of Sicily as the second wife of King Manfred. Queen Helena was the daughter of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus, and Theodora Petraliphaina. Her marriage was an expression of the alliance of her father and the ruler of Sicily against the growing power of the Empire of Nicaea.[1]
- ^ Donald M. Nicol, The last centuries of Byzantium, 1261-1453, second edition (Cambridge: University Press, 1993), p. 28
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