Elena Asenina of Bulgaria

Elena Asenina of Bulgaria
Junior Empress Consort of Nicaea
Tenure1235–1252
Born1224
Tarnovo, Bulgarian Empire
DiedMarch 1252 (aged 27–28)
Nicaea, Empire of Nicaea
SpouseTheodore II Laskaris (m. 1235)
IssueIrene Doukaina Laskarina
Maria Doukaina Laskarina
Theodora Laskarina
Eudoxia Laskarina Asanina
John IV Laskaris
FatherIvan Asen II of Bulgaria
MotherAnna Maria, Empress of Bulgaria

Elena Asenina of Bulgaria (Greek: Ελένα Ασανίνα, romanized: Elena Asanina; c.1224 – 1252 CE) (also Helena) was an empress consort of Nicaea, married to Theodore II Laskaris (r. 1254–1258). She was daughter of Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Asen II and Anna Maria of Hungary.