Eirene-Piroska, wife of Ioannes II Komnenos E XII
Εἰρήνῃ (cf. Varzos 34-I.203) (Eirene 62)
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Narrative
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Death
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Disappeared from mankind, when
Ioannes 2
was sick and lost Kastamon
ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἠφάνιστο. Kinnamos 14.7
She died in Bithynia, following
Ioannes 2
in his second attack on Kastamon: she was conveyed back by ship for burial in Constantinople
Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VII.24-26, VIII.11-15
She is recorded among the deceased in the obituary of the Typikon of the Pantokrator monastery (October, 1136)
Pantokrator Typikon 211-212
Description
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Ioannes 2
had long since been joined in marraige to her
γυναικὶ πρὸ πολλοῦ συναφθέντι τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Οὔγγρων ἀρχηγοῦ θυγατρὶ. Zonaras 18.24.18
She was a descendant of the Ioulioi Kaisares, thus closely connected with the western empire [was this a Hungarian or a Byzantine fiction?]
Ἰούλιοι Καίσαρες ἐθρέψαντό με. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VII.6
She was beautiful, well-born and the possessor of many fine virtues which made her famous
τὸν χορὸν τῶν ἀρετῶν ... . Prodromos, Historische Gedichte I.76-83
Her tomb was in the Church of St Michael at the Pantokrator, and she was to be commemorated yearly with a visit from the Hodegetria icon
Pantokrator Typikon 860-900
Very chaste and modest, using her wealth not on luxury nor for bequests to her children but on good works and foundations
σωφρονεστάτην τε εἴπερ τινὰ καὶ ἀρετῆς ἐς τὰ μάλιστα μεταποιουμένην. ῞Οσα γοῦν ἐκ βασιλέως τε ξυνοίκου καὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐπεπόριστο, οὔτε τοῖς παισὶν εἰς κλήρους ἀφώρισεν οὔτε περιττότητι κόσμων ἠνάλωσε καὶ τρυφῇ. Kinnamos 10.1-4
She was one of the four deceased members of
Ioannes 2
's family given daily commemoration in the obituary of the Pantokrator monastery
Pantokrator Typikon 211-212
Dignity/Office
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Augousta
αὐγούστα.
Seal 0
αὐγούστα.
Seal 0
αὐγοῦστα. Kinnamos 10.8
Basilis
βασιλίς. Kinnamos 31.12
Despoina
δεσποίνης. Kecharitomene 1802
Empress (western) - inaccurate
βασιλὶς ἐθνῶν τῶν ἑσπερίων. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte I.57
Education
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Ethnic label
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Second Name
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Kinship
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daughter of
Laszlo 51
θυγατρὶ. Zonaras 18.24.18
παῖδα. Kinnamos 9.24
daughter-in-law of
Eirene 61
νύμφης. Kecharitomene 1801
mother of
Anonymi 186
εἰς φῶς προΐσχω. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VII.14-17
wife of
Ioannes 2
(γυναικὶ ... συναφθέντι). Zonaras 18.24.18
ξυνοίκου. Kinnamos 10.2, cf. 14.6
γυναῖκα γαμετήν. Kinnamos 9.24
τύχῃς γάμων. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte I.54
συζύγου. Pantokrator Typikon 211-212
τὴν τοῦ βίου κοινωνὸν καὶ συλλήπτορα. Pantokrator Typikon 20
συζύγου. Kecharitomene 1802
Language Skill
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Location
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Balabista
gave birth to her first-born twins at Balabista Βαλαβίσταν. Anna Komnene 370.42-44
Bithynia
died in Bithynia Βιθυνῶν. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VII.24
Constantinople: Pantokrator
founded the monastery of Pantokrator φροντιστήριον ἐπ᾿ ὀνόματι τοῦ παντοκράτορος ἐν Βυζαντίῳ. Kinnamos 10.6-7
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Religion
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Eunuchs
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