Maria Komnene (daughter of Alexios I)
| Maria Komnene | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1085 |
| Died | after 1136 |
| Spouse | Nikephoros Katakalon |
| Issue | Alexios Andronikos Euphorbenos John At least three daughters |
| House | Komnenos |
| Father | Alexios I Komnenos |
| Mother | Irene Doukaina |
Maria Komnene (
Life
Maria Komnene was born on Friday, 19 September 1085, as the second daughter and second child of the
In 1094 she was betrothed to Gregory Gabras, the son of the doux of Chaldia Theodore Gabras.[2] After Gregory tried to escape the palace and flee to his father, he was placed under arrest, and the betrothal was annulled.[1][4]
Eventually, in c. 1099/1100 Maria married Nikephoros Katakalon, the son of Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon, one of Alexios' most prominent and trusted generals.[1][5][6] On the occasion, Nikephoros Katakalon was given the title of panhypersebastos.[7][8] Along with her mother and her sisters, Maria attended her dying father in 1118.[1]
Her husband also died young, sometime between 1118 and 1130.[9] Maria and Nikephoros had a number of children, but only two sons, Alexios Komnenos and Andronikos, are known by name, having held senior positions later in the century.[5][7][10] Another son, John, is known only by his commemoration in the typikon of the Monastery of Christ Philanthropos.[11]
The couple also had an unknown number of daughters (at least three according to Varzos), as their existence is mentioned in the typikon of the
In her Alexiad, her older sister Anna Komnene speaks with great affection and praise for her virtue, especially for her actions during their father's final days.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b c d Skoulatos 1980, p. 194.
- ^ a b Varzos 1984, p. 198.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 198 (note 3).
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 198–199.
- ^ a b ODB, "Katakalon" (A. Kazhdan), p. 1113.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 199–200.
- ^ a b c Skoulatos 1980, pp. 194, 237.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 200.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 201.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 202, 331–336.
- ^ Kouroupou & Vannier 2005, p. 53.
- ^ a b Varzos 1984, p. 202.
- ^ Skoulatos 1980, pp. 194–195.
- ^ a b Skoulatos 1980, p. 195.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 201, 202.
Sources
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Kouroupou, Matoula; Vannier, Jean-François (2005). "Commémoraisons des Comnènes dans le typikon liturgique du monastère du Christ Philanthrope (ms. Panaghia Kamariotissa 29)" [Commemorations of the Komnenoi in the liturgical typikon of the Monastery of Christ Philanthropos (ms. Panaghia Kamariotissa 29)]. .
- Skoulatos, Basile (1980). Les personnages byzantins de l'Alexiade: Analyse prosopographique et synthèse [The Byzantine Personalities of the Alexiad: Prosopographical Analysis and Synthesis] (in French). Louvain-la-Neuve and Louvain: Bureau du Recueil Collège Érasme and Éditions Nauwelaerts. OCLC 8468871.
- Varzos, Konstantinos (1984). Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών [The Genealogy of the Komnenoi] (PDF) (in Greek). Vol. A. Thessaloniki: OCLC 834784634.