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Maria of Alania

Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire

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Maria of Alania

Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire

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Maria of Alania was Byzantine empress by marriages to emperors Michael VII Doukas and Nikephoros III Botaneiates. Her status as empress was considered a significant success for a newly unified Kingdom of Georgia, which would achieve regional influence comparable to that of Byzantium only during the reign of Martha's nephew, King David IV, who refused to carry a Byzantine title. Maria was the only foreign Byzantine empress of the eleventh century.

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Position held: Byzantine empress
Citizenship: Georgia, Byzantine Empire
Born: 1050

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Michael VII Doukasspouse Nikephoros III Botaneiatesspouse Konstantinos Doukaschild Bagrat IV of Georgiafather Borena of Alaniamother George II of Georgiasibling

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Maria of Alania was Byzantine empress by marriages to emperors Michael VII Doukas and Nikephoros III Botaneiates. Her status as empress was considered a significant success for a newly unified Kingdom of Georgia, which would achieve regional influence comparable to that of Byzantium only during the reign of Martha's nephew, King David IV, who refused to carry a Byzantine title. Maria was the only foreign Byzantine empress of the eleventh century.

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Position held: Byzantine empress
Citizenship: Georgia, Byzantine Empire
Born: 1050

Family

Michael VII Doukasspouse Nikephoros III Botaneiatesspouse Konstantinos Doukaschild Bagrat IV of Georgiafather Borena of Alaniamother George II of Georgiasibling