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Group: Lanna, or Lan Na (Siam), Burmese principality of
People: Tamim ibn al-Muizz
Topic: Remences, Rebellion of the
Location: Netley Marsh Hampshire United Kingdom

The deposed empress Irene, exiled to Lesbos, …

Years: 803 - 803

The deposed empress Irene, exiled to Lesbos, has been forced to support herself by spinning.

She dies on August 9, 803, at fifty-one.

Her zeal in restoring icons and her patronage of monasteries will, however, ensure her a place among the saints of the Greek Orthodox Church.