Irene Doukaina

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Irene Doukaina was a Byzantine empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos, noted for her political influence at court and her role in the prominent Doukas–Komnenos dynastic alliance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
associatedWith Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty

Komnenian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Komnenos dynasty
capital Constantinople ⓘ
child Andronikos Komnenos (son of Alexios I) ⓘ
Anna Komnene ⓘ
Eudokia Komnene ⓘ
Isaac Komnenos (son of Alexios I) ⓘ
linked to: Isaac Komnenos

John II Komnenos ⓘ
Maria Komnene (daughter of Alexios I) ⓘ
linked to: Maria Komnene
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
courtFaction Doukas family faction ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
courtRole mediator between Doukas and Komnenos kin-groups ⓘ
participant in imperial council ⓘ
dynasticAlliance Doukas–Komnenos alliance ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
family Doukas family ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
father Andronikos Doukas ⓘ
floruit early 12th century ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
fullName Irene Doukaina ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
knownFrom Alexiad by Anna Komnene ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
marriageDate c. 1078 ⓘ
mother Maria of Bulgaria ⓘ
Maria of Bulgaria (wife of Andronikos Doukas) ⓘ
nobleTitle Augusta ⓘ
Basilissa ⓘ
notableFor political influence at the Byzantine court ⓘ
strengthening the Doukas–Komnenos dynastic alliance ⓘ
notableWork Patronage of the Kecharitomene Monastery ⓘ
patronage monastic foundations in Constantinople ⓘ
positionHeld Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
relative Caesar John Doukas ⓘ
linked to: John Doukas
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
residence Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
role influential figure in imperial succession politics ⓘ
political advisor at the Byzantine court ⓘ
spouse Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
spouseDynasty Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
spouseOccupation Byzantine emperor ⓘ
spouseReign Alexios I Komnenos, emperor 1081–1118 ⓘ
linked to: Alexios I Komnenos
supportedHeir John II Komnenos ⓘ
titleAfterMarriage Empress of the Romans ⓘ

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

Alexios I Komnenos → spouse → Irene Doukaina ⓘ
Constantine Tikh Asen → spouse → Irene Doukaina Laskarina ⓘ
linked to: Irene Doukaina
John II Komnenos → mother → Irene Doukaina ⓘ
Doukas dynasty → hasMember → Irene Doukaina ⓘ
Doukas dynasty → producedConsort → Irene Doukaina, empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Irene Doukaina
Anna Komnene → mother → Irene Doukaina ⓘ
Irene Doukaina → fullName → Irene Doukaina ⓘ
John II Komnenos → mother → Irene Doukaina ⓘ
subject linked to: the Beautiful