Family
On 8 November 1273 Andronikos II married as his first wife Anna of Hungary, daughter of Stephen V of Hungary and Elizabeth the Cuman, with whom he had two sons:
- Michael IX Palaiologos (17 April 1277 – 12 October 1320).
- Constantine Palaiologos, despotes (c. 1278 – 1335). Married firstly Eudokia, a daughter of Theodore Mouzalon and a woman of the Kantakouzenos family. Married secondly Eudokia Neokaisareitissa. He also had a mistress, Kathara, who was in the service of his second wife. Constantine was forced to become a monk by his nephew Andronikos III Palaiologos.
- Eudokia Palaiologina. Only legitimate daughter of Constantine and Eudokia Neokaisareitissa. John VI Kantakouzenos records her marriage to Demetrios Tsamplakos, megas stratopedarches.
- Michael Katharos. Illegitimate son of Constantine and Kathara. A favorite of his paternal grandfather Andronikos II in the later years of his reign.
After Anna died in 1281, in 1284 Andronikos II then married Yolanda (renamed Irene), a daughter of Marquis William VII of Montferrat, with whom he had:
- John Palaiologos (c. 1286–1308), despotes, married Irene Choumnaina, no issue.
- Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat (1291–1338)
- Demetrios Palaiologos (d. after 1343), despotes. Father of Irene Palaiologina.
- Simonis Palaiologina (1294-after 1336), who married King Stefan Milutin of Serbia
Andronikos II also had at least two illegitimate daughters:
- Irene, who married John II Doukas, ruler of Thessaly
- Maria, who married Toqta, Khan of the Golden Horde
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