Family
Philip of Swabia, King of the Germans, Duke of Swabia Born Aug 1177 Died 21 Jun 1208, 30 years Irene Angelina Born ± 1181 Died 1208, approximately 27 years Notes: Firstly, married Roger son of Tancred of Sicily. After Sicily's capture by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, Irene was captured and married to his younger brother, Philip of Swabia. Following his murder, she retired to Hohenstaufen castle, where she died following childbirth, circa two months later. Child: |
Sources
1) Source: Niketas Choniates: A Historiographical Study "Fig 2. Selected Genealogy of the Angeloi". Reference: Page 3312) Source: O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates "At the fall of Sicily, Emperor Isaakios’s daughter Irene was taken captive along with others [29 December 1194], She was given in marriage to Philip [25 May 1197], the king of Germany’s brother, born of the seed of fornication, after she had lost the husband of her virginity [Roger, d. 24 December 1193], who ruled Sicily as tyrant after the death of his father Tancred [20 February 1194],". Reference: Page 264