Eirene the sebastokratorissa, wife of Andronikos, son of Ioannes II E / M XII
Εἰρήνην (cf. Varzos 76-I.357) (Eirene 20115)
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Description
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Excellent in family, character and education, incomparable in appearance, very lovely in body but more so in soul, with the character of a man in a woman's form, best of empresses and sebastokratorissas
βελτίστη βασιλίδων καὶ σεβαστοκρατορισσῶν σέβας ὁμοῦ καὶ κράτος. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLIV.20-28
She was an enthusiast for literature, always thirsty for reading and education, always devoted to books and delighted by them; her whole life has become literature
ψυχὴ ... φιλολογωτάτη, ἀεὶ διψῶσα γνώσεως καὶ λόγου καὶ παιδείας, βίβλοις ἀεὶ προστέτηκας, ἐπεντρυφᾷς τοῖς λόγοις, καὶ γίνεταί σοι τῆς ζωῆς ἅπας ὁ χρόνος λόγος. Manasses, Chronicle 3-6
Richly generous ... high-born, beautiful descendent of powerful kings, shining brighter than the moon ...
ὀλβιόδωρε ... ἀριστοτόκεια, νυὲ χαριτοπρόσωπε μεγασθενέων βασιλήων ... πλέον ἀστράπτουσαν ... σελήνης. Manasses, Chronicle: Dedication 2-4
Dignity/Office
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Basilis
βασιλίδων. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLIV.27
βασιλίς. Manganeios Prodromos 47.24
Basilissa
βασίλισσα. Manasses, Chronicle 3
Despoina
δέσποινα. Tzetzes, Letters 77.21
δέσποινα. Tzetzes, Letters 78.14
Empress
ἄνασσα. Manasses, Chronicle: Dedication 2
Majesty
τὸ ... κράτος τῆς σῆς βασιλείας. Tzetzes, Letters 77.20
τοῦ ... κράτους τῆς βασιλείας σου. Tzetzes, Letters 78.20
Sebastokratorissa
σεβαστοκρατόρισσαν.
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σεβαστοκρατορισσῶν. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLIV.28
σεβαστοκρατόρισσα. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLVII.5
σεβαστοκρατορίσσης. Tzetzes, Letters 63 tit
σεβαστοκρατόρισσαν. Manasses, Chronicle: Dedication tit
Education
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Second Name
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Kinship
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mother of
Alexios 25003
μητρός. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLIV.20
wife of
Andronikos 109
γἀμον. Manasses, Chronicle: Dedication 5
Language Skill
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Location
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Constantinople: Blachernai
Her fourth prison was the palace of Blachernai, which had been her home Βλαχέρναι. Manganeios Prodromos 43.88
Constantinople: Great Palace
Her first place of imprisonment was in the Great Palace τὸ μέγα ... παλάτιον. Manganeios Prodromos 43.43, 87
Leukadiou (on the Bosporos)
Her third place of confinement was on the Bosporos, the prison of ta Leukadiou τὰ Λευκαδίου. Manganeios Prodromos 43.86
Princes' Islands: Prinkipo
Her second place of imprisonment was on the island of Prinkipo Πρίγκιπος. Manganeios Prodromos 43.86, 90
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Religion
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Eunuchs
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