Sophia of Montferrat

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Sophia of Montferrat was an Italian noblewoman from the House of Montferrat who became Byzantine empress consort through her marriage to Emperor John VIII Palaiologos.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Maria of Montferrat 1
Sophia of Montferrat canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort
Italian noble
member of a royal consort
noblewoman
associatedDynasty Byzantine Empire
birthPlace Montferrat
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfCitizenship Monferrato
surface form: Marquisate of Montferrat
culture Italian
father Theodore II, Marquess of Montferrat
givenName Sophia
historicalRegion Piedmont
languageOfEnvironment Greek
Italian
maritalStatus married to John VIII Palaiologos
marriageType dynastic marriage
memberOf House of Montferrat
mother Joanna of Bar
nobleFamily Aleramici
nobleRank empress consort by marriage
marchioness by birth
notableFor marriage alliance between Montferrat and the Byzantine Empire
positionHeld Byzantine empress consort
Empress consort of the Romans
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse John VIII Palaiologos
spouseHouse Palaiologos dynasty
spouseReign John VIII Palaiologos
surface form: John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor
spouseTitle Byzantine emperor
timePeriod Late Middle Ages

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John VIII Palaiologos spouse Sophia of Montferrat
Isabella II of Jerusalem mother Sophia of Montferrat
this entity surface form: Maria of Montferrat