Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Orhan)

Theodora Kantakouzene
Bornc. 1330
Byzantine Empire
Diedc. 1396(1396-00-00) (aged 65–66)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Spouse
(m. 1346; died 1362)
IssueHalil Bey
Names
Theodora Kantakouzene
Greek: Θεοδώρα Καντακουζηνή
HouseKantakouzenos (by birth)
Ottoman (by marriage)
FatherJohn VI Kantakouzenos
MotherIrene Asanina
ReligionGreek Orthodox Christian

Theodora Kantakouzene (Greek: Θεοδώρα Καντακουζηνή; c. 1330 - c. 1396, called also Theodora Hatun) was a Byzantine princess, the daughter of Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos and the second legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Orhan Gazi.[1]

  1. ^ PLP, 10940. <Καντακουζηνὴ> Θεοδώρα.

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