Ancestors of Herina Tornikaina

Herina Tornikaina
(1154-1185)

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Spouses/Children:
Isaac II Angelos

Irini Maria Angelina+

Herina Tornikaina

Born: 1154, Constantinople, Turkey
Marriage: Isaac II Angelos
Died: 1185, Byzantium (Constantinople), Istanbul, Turkey aged 31

bullet Another name for Herina was Eirene Tornikaina.

bullet General Notes:

Isaac II Angelos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The identity of Isaac II's first wife is unknown, but her name, Herina (i.e., Eirene), is found on the necrology of Speyer Cathedral, where their daughter Irene is interred. (It must be noted, however, that it would have been extremely unusual for a mother and daughter to bear the same name, unless the mother's name was monastic.)[2] Isaac's wife may have been a member of the Palaiologos family.[3] A possible foreign origin is also given to her due to having the same name as her daughter.[4][5] Theirthird child was born in 1182 or 1183 and she was dead or divorced by 1185, when Isaac remarried. Their children were: Euphrosyne Angelina, a nun. Irene Angelina, married first to Roger III of Sicily, and secondly to Philip of Swabia. Alexios IV Angelos. -------------------- Hija de Andrónico Comnene, que nació en Balalista, Grecia, en 1108, y murió en 1142. Casó, en 1124, con Irene Aineidasa (nacida después de 1100 y fallecida en Protocrator, Grecia, en 1152. Casó con Isaac II Angelos, emperador deBizancio: ver Dinastía Angelos. -------------------- Margaret of Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Saint Margaret of Hungary. Margaret (Margit) (1175 – 1223), was the eldest daughter of King Bela III of Hungary and his second wife Agnes of Antioch. Her maternal grandparents were Raynald of Chatillon and Constance of Antioch. In 1185, Margaret married the Eastern Roman Emperor Isaac II Angelos. They had two sons: John (IannÄ“s) Angelos. Manuel Angelos. Her husband died in February, 1204. Later that year the widowed Margaret married Boniface of Montferrat, who was soon to become king of Thessalonica. To Boniface she bore a son Demetrius in 1207. In the same year, on his father's death, Demetrius became king of Thessalonica.--------------------The identity of Byzantine Emperor Isaac II's first wife is unknown, but her name, Herina (i.e., Eirene), is found on the necrology of Speyer Cathedral, where their daughter Irene is interred. (It must be noted, however, that it would have been extremely unusual for a mother and daughter to bear the same name, unless the mother's name was monastic.) Herina may have been a member of the Palaiologos family. A possible foreign origin is also given to her due to having the same name as her daughter. Their third child was born in 1182 or 1183, and Herina was dead or divorced by 1185, when Isaac remarried to Margaret of Hungary. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_II_Angelus for more information.

Margaret of HungaryFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret (Margit) (1175 – 1223), was the eldest daughter of King Bela III of Hungary and his second wife Agnes of Antioch. Her maternal grandparents were Raynald of Chatillon and Constance of Antioch. In 1185, Margaret married the Eastern Roman Emperor Isaac II Angelos. They had two sons: John (Ioannes) Angelos. Manuel Angelos. Her husband died in February, 1204. Later that year the widowed Margaret married Boniface of Montferrat, who was soon to become kingof Thessalonica. To Boniface she bore a son Demetrius in 1207. In the same year, on his father's death, Demetrius became king of Thessalonica. Margaret of HungaryÁrpád dynastyBorn: 1175 Died: 1223 Royal titles Preceded byAgnes of France Byzantine Empress consort1185–1195 Succeeded byEuphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera PrecededbyEuphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera Byzantine Empress consort1203–1204 Succeeded byAnna AngelinaEmpire of Nicaea Succeeded byMaria PetraliphainaDespotateof Epirus Succeeded byTheodora AxouchinaEmpire of Trebizond Succeeded byMarie of ChampagneLatin Empire Preceded byNew Kingdom Queen consort of Thessalonica1205–1207 Succeeded byTitular Queens Bianca Lancia (possibly)/Isabella of England (definitely)

Herina (i.e., Eirene), Isaac's first wife is referenced in the necrolo gy of Speyer Cathedral, where one of their daughter Irene is interred.

Margaret (Margit) (1175 - 1223), was the eldest daughter of King BelaI II of Hungary and his second wife Agnes of Antioch. Her maternal grand parents were Raynald of Chatillon and Constance of Antioch. In 1185, Margaret married the Eastern Roman Emperor Isaac II Angelos.

Herina married Isaac II Angelos, son of Andronikos Dukas Angelo and Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa. (Isaac II Angelos was born in Sep 1156 in Byzantium (Constantinople), Turkey and died in Jan 1204 in Byzantium (Constantinople), Turkey.)