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Helena Kantakouzene

d. after 1394 · 14th century

Helena Kantakouzene was a Byzantine noblewoman, granddaughter of Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, who married Louis Fadrique, Count of Salona. After his death in 1382 she governed the county for their daughter Maria. In 1394 she surrendered Salona to the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, and her daughter was taken into his harem.

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County of Salona

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Helena Kantakouzene. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/helena-kantakouzene
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