Helena Kantakouzene - Family

Family

She was a daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos and Irene Asanina.

She was a sister of Matthew Kantakouzenos and Manuel Kantakouzenos. Her sisters Maria and Theodora were the respective wives of Nikephoros II Orsini and Orhan I.

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