Irene Dukaina
Irene Dukaina ( Middle Greek Ειρήνη Δούκαινα , Bulgarian Ирина Дукина Irina Dukina , born December 2, 1066 in Constantinople ; † February 19, 1123 or 1133 ) was the Byzantine Empress as the wife of Emperor Alexios I. Komnenos . Both had seven children, including John II , Anna Komnena , Andronikos and Isaak Komnenos .
Irene Dukaina is the daughter of Marija of Bulgaria and Andronikos Dukas . On her mother's side, she is a descendant of the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Wladislaw . Her father was a nephew of Emperor Constantine X.
literature
- Elizabeth C Lundy: Eirene Doukaina, Byzantine empress, AD 1067-1133. , Thesis (MA), University of Ottawa, 1988, ISBN 9780315538559
- Alexios G. Savvides, Benjamin Hendrickx (Eds.): Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization . Vol. 3: Faber Felix - Juwayni, Al- . Brepols Publishers, Turnhout 2012, ISBN 978-2-503-53243-1 , p. 320.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mary of Alania |
Empress of Byzantium 1081–1118 |
Piroska of Hungary |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irene Dukaina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Irina Dukina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine empress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1066 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1123 or 1133 |