Family
By his wife Anna Palaiologina Angelina, John II Orsini had two children:
- Nikephoros II Orsini, who succeeded as ruler of Epirus
- Thomais Orsini, who married Simeon Uroš Palaiologos, emperor (tsar) of Serbians and Greeks, who succeeded as ruler of Epirus in 1359. Their daughter Maria married the later rulers of Epirus Thomas II Preljubović and Esau de' Buondelmonti, ruling Epirus herself after Thomas's death until Esau was made despotes.
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