Anna of Savoy
| Anna of Savoy | |||||
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| Augusta | |||||
| Byzantine Empress consort | |||||
| Tenure | 1326–1341 | ||||
| Byzantine regent | |||||
| Regency | 1341–1347 | ||||
| Monarch | John V Palaiologos | ||||
| Byzantine empress in Thessalonica | |||||
| Reign | 1351–1365 | ||||
| Predecessor | Irene of Montferrat (until 1317) | ||||
| Successor | Manuel II Palaiologos (from 1382) | ||||
| Born | 1306 | ||||
| Died | 1365 (aged 58–59) Thessaloniki | ||||
| Spouse | Andronikos III Palaiologos | ||||
| Issue | Maria (renamed Eirene) John V Palaiologos Michael Palaiologos Eirene (renamed Maria) | ||||
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| House | Savoy (by birth) Palaiologos (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Amadeus V, Count of Savoy | ||||
| Mother | Maria of Brabant | ||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox prev. Roman Catholic | ||||
Anna of Savoy, born Giovanna (1306–1365), was a Byzantine Empress consort, as the second spouse of Andronikos III Palaiologos. She served as regent, with the titles augusta and autokratorissa, during the minority of her son John V Palaiologos from 1341 until 1347. In Byzantium, she was known as Anna Palaiologina, owing to her marriage to Andronikos.