Helena Dragaš
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Helena Dragaš was the Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and the mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. She served as the re
Icon of Helena Dragaš as Saint Hypomone, in Monastery of Saint Patapios, Loutraki, Greece
Manuel II Palaiologos
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Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425. Shortly before his death he was tonsured a monk and received the name Matthaios. Manuel was a vassal of the Ottoman Empire
Helena Dragaš
…romanized: Jelena Dragaš; Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, romanized: Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and the mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. She served as the regent of the Byzantine Empire after…
Miniature portrait of Manuel II, 1407–1409
Byzantine double-headed eagle with the Palaiologos family cypher.
Half stavraton coin by Manuel. On the reverse, Manuel's bust.
Miniature made c. 1404 depicting Manuel II, Helena and three of their sons, the co-emperor John VIII and the despots Theodore and Andronikos.