Theodora Anna Doukaina Selvo

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Theodora Anna Doukaina Selvo , born Theodora Anna Doukaina , (* 1058 , † 1083 ) was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine X. Dukas . She was married to the Doge of Venice, Domenico Silvo .

Life

Theodora Anna Doukaina, Greek Θεοδώρα Άννα Δούκαινα, was born in 1058 to Constantine X. Doukas and his second wife Eudokia Makrembolitissa . In 1075 she was married to the Doge of Venice Domenico Selvo in a lavish ceremony, in which she was crowned with the imperial tiara by her brother Michael VII Doukas . Theodora took her extensive Greek court with her to Venice, where her aristocratic behavior and her arrogant manner made her very unpopular over the years. Their table manners with forks , finger dishes , napkins and appliqués were viewed as Byzantine extravaganza.

The Dogaressa died very early in 1083 of a degenerative disease, which the Venetians viewed as a divine punishment for their excessive lifestyle.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Henisch, Bridget Ann: Fast and Feast: Food in Medieval Society . 1976, ISBN 0-271-01230-7 , pp. 175-176 .
personal data
SURNAME Theodora Anna Doukaina Selvo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wife of Doge Domenico Selvo
DATE OF BIRTH 1058
DATE OF DEATH 1083