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Irene Asanina
Empress consort of John VI Kantakouzenos/Byzantine Empire · Historical Figures · Died 1354
Irene Asenina, was the empress consort of John VI Kantakouzenos of the Byzantine Empire. She is known to have participated in military issues in a degree uncommon for a Byzantine empress.
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She commanded the garrison of Didymoteicho during the Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347, and organized the defense of Constantinople against the Genoese in 1348, and the forces of John V in 1353.
