Irene of Byzantium

  General Notes:

Born: 1172
Marriage: (1): Roger III of Sicily in 1193
Marriage: (2): Philip of Swabia Hohenstaufen on 25 May 1197
Died: 27 Aug 1208 at age 36
Another name for Irene was Irene Angela of Byzantium.
General Notes:
She was described by a contemporary poet, Walther von der Vogelweide, as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." <../Sources.htm>
Irene married Roger III of Sicily, son of Tancred of Sicily and Unknown, in 1193. (Roger III of Sicily was born in 1175and died in 1194.)

Irene married Philip of Swabia Hohenstaufen, son of Frederick I Barbarossa and Beatrix of Burgundy, on 25 May 1197. (Philip of Swabia Hohenstaufen was born in 1178 and died on 21 Jun 1208 in Bamberg, Germany.)