Marriage
She was betrothed to Andronikos III Palaiologos, during which time time he was involved in a civil war with his paternal grandfather Andronikos II Palaiologos. He had claimed the throne since 1321.
According to the history of John VI Kantakouzenos, the marriage took place in October, 1326. She joined the Eastern Orthodox Church and took the name Anna.
In 1328, Andronikos III entered Constantinople and finally deposed his grandfather. Andronikos III and Anna had four children:
- Maria (renamed Eirene) Palaiologina (1327 – after 1356), who married Michael Asen IV оf Bulgaria. Her husband was the eldest son of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria and his first wife Theodora of Wallachia. He was co-ruler of his father until predeceasing him during the Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars.
- John V Palaiologos (18 June 1332 – 16 February 1391).
- Michael Palaiologos, despotes (1337 – before 1370). He entered the court of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1351/1352.
- Eirene (renamed Maria) (d. 6 August 1384), who married Francesco I of Lesbos.
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