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Irene Doukaina, Byzantine wife of Alexios I Komnenos (born 1066)

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Irene Doukaina

Byzantine empress from 1081 to 1118

Irene Doukaina or Ducaena was a Byzantine empress by marriage to the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She was the mother of Emperor John II Komnenos and the historian Anna Komnene. She was initially heavily overshadowed and humiliated in influence and power by her…
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Alexios I Komnenos

Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118

Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. After usurping the throne, he was faced with a collapsing empire and constant warfare throughout his reign, Alexios was able to curb the Byzantine decline and begin the military,…
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