Anna Dalassene

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Anna Dalassene was a powerful Byzantine noblewoman and political matriarch of the Komnenos dynasty, noted for her major role in securing and consolidating her son Alexios I Komnenos’s rise to the imperial throne.

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Anna Dalassene canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine noblewoman ⓘ
political matriarch ⓘ
regent of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
activeInPeriod 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
associatedWith Komnenian restoration of imperial power ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
burialPlace Christ Pantepoptes Monastery, Constantinople ⓘ
citizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
courtInfluenceUnder Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
Nikephoros III Botaneiates ⓘ
ethnicGroup Byzantine Greek ⓘ
father Alexios Charon ⓘ
founded Christ Pantepoptes Monastery ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
heldTitle augusta ⓘ
sebaste ⓘ
knownFor arranging political marriages for the Komnenos family ⓘ
strong opposition to the Doukas family ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
motherOf Adrianos Komnenos ⓘ
Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
Eudokia Komnene ⓘ
Isaac Komnenos ⓘ
Maria Komnene ⓘ
Nikephoros Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Adrianos Komnenos

Theodora Komnene ⓘ
Zoe Komnene ⓘ
notableFor consolidating the rule of the Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
securing the accession of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
politicalAlly Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
politicalOpponent Caesar John Doukas ⓘ
linked to: Andronikos Doukas

Michael VII Doukas ⓘ
politicalRole de facto ruler of the Byzantine Empire during early reign of Alexios I ⓘ
regencyFor Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
roleInAlexiad central political figure ⓘ
sourceMention Alexiad by Anna Komnene ⓘ
spouse John Komnenos ⓘ
strategicActivity managed imperial administration during Alexios I’s campaigns ⓘ
organized support among military aristocracy for Alexios I ⓘ
titleGrantedBy Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ

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Alexios I Komnenos → mother → Anna Dalassene ⓘ
Alexios I Komnenos → householdMember → Anna Dalassene ⓘ
Isaac Komnenos → mother → Anna Dalassene ⓘ