Doukas dynasty

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The Doukas dynasty was a Byzantine imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the 11th century, noted for its role in the empire’s political and military decline before the Komnenian restoration.

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Doukas family 5
Doukas 4
Doukas dynasty canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine imperial dynasty ⓘ
medieval noble family ⓘ
alliedWith Komnenos family through the marriage of Irene Doukaina to Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
coatOfArms various later heraldic representations in Byzantine and post-Byzantine tradition ⓘ
contributedTo weakening of Byzantine control in Anatolia ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
dynasticFounder Andronikos Doukas (9th–10th century general, traditional progenitor) ⓘ
endOfDirectImperialReign 1078 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Byzantine Greeks ⓘ
linked to: Greeks
followedBy Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
governedFrom Constantinople ⓘ
hasMember Andronikos Doukas ⓘ
Caesar John Doukas ⓘ
linked to: Andronikos Doukas

Constantine X Doukas ⓘ
Eudokia Makrembolitissa ⓘ
Irene Doukaina ⓘ
John Doukas ⓘ
Michael VII Doukas ⓘ
Nikephoros III Botaneiates (by marriage and association) ⓘ
Theodora Doukaina ⓘ
heldTitle Basileus of the Romans ⓘ
Caesar ⓘ
historicalReputation associated with fiscal mismanagement ⓘ
criticized by some Byzantine chroniclers for military weakness ⓘ
influenced succession politics of the late 11th-century Byzantine Empire ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
legacy continued as a noble family after loss of the imperial throne ⓘ
name used by later Byzantine and post-Byzantine aristocratic lineages ⓘ
lostPower after the deposition of Michael VII Doukas ⓘ
notableFor military decline of the Byzantine Empire before the Komnenian restoration ⓘ
political instability in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
rule of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-11th century ⓘ
opposedBy military aristocracy of Anatolia ⓘ
partOf Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ
politicalOrientation civilian and bureaucratic aristocracy ⓘ
precededBy Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
producedConsort Eudokia Makrembolitissa, empress consort and regent ⓘ
Irene Doukaina, empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Irene Doukaina
regency Eudokia Makrembolitissa served as regent for her sons of the Doukas line ⓘ
relatedByMarriageTo Diogenes family ⓘ
Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
roseToPower with the accession of Constantine X Doukas in 1059 ⓘ
startOfReign 1059 ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Komnenos dynasty → precededBy → Doukas dynasty ⓘ
Fall of Thessalonica (1430) → describedBySource → Doukas ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Doukid dynasty → alsoKnownAs → Doukas dynasty ⓘ
Irene Doukaina → family → Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Irene Doukaina → courtFaction → Doukas family faction ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Irene Doukaina → associatedWith → Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Andronikos Doukas → memberOf → Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Andronikos Doukas → nobleFamily → Doukas ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Romanos IV Diogenes → deposedBy → Doukas family faction ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Michael I Komnenos Doukas → nobleFamily → Doukas ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Michael II Komnenos Doukas → nobleFamily → Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
John III Doukas Vatatzes → familyName → Doukas ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Helena Angelina Doukaina → memberOf → Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
Helena Angelina Doukaina → notableFamily → Doukas dynasty ⓘ