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Maria Komnene

Byzantine princess and heiress to the throne (1152-1182)

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Maria Komnene was the eldest daughter of the Emperor Manuel I Komnenos by his first wife, Bertha of Sulzbach. She was known as the Porphyrogennete (Πορφυρογέννητη) or Porphyrogenita because she had been "born in the Purple Chamber", i.e. born in the Palace at Constantinople to the wife of a reigning emperor.

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Occupation: politician
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Born: March 1152
Died: July 1182

Family

Renier of Montferratspouse Manuel I Komnenosfather Bertha of Sulzbachmother Alexios II Komnenossibling Alexios Komnenossibling

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