Theodora, wife of Baldwin III of Jerusalem, later mistress of Andronikos I M / L XII
ἀδελφιδῇ (Varzos 142-II.327) (Theodora 17002)
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She was the most illustrious of maidens, who was being brought up in the deepest recesses of the sacred imperial palace
uxor virginum illustrissima, que in sacris imperii penetralibus nutiebatur. William of Tyre bk. 18, 22.16-17
She was thirteen years old [at marriage], of outstandingly beautiful appearance, making a most positive impression on all who saw her by her elegant face and the proportions of her whole body
annum agens tercium decimum, forme venustate singulariter perspicua, vultus elegantia et totius corporis habitudine intuentibus favorabilis. William of Tyre bk. 18, 22.19-21
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daughter of
Isaakios 103
θυγατρί. Kinnamos 250.11-12
filia. William of Tyre bk. 17, 22.19
θυγάτηρ. Niketas Choniates, Historia 226.72
daughter of the nephew (?) of
Andronikos 1
(in fact, daughter of his first cousin)
nepotis sui filiam. William of Tyre bk. 20, 2.11-12
daughter of the first cousin of
Andronikos 1
τῇ τοῦ πρώτου ἐξαδέλφου θυγατρί. Niketas Choniates, Historia 141.90
lover of
Andronikos 1
ἠράσθη. Kinnamos 250.17-18
ἐγχρίπτει σαρκικῶς καὶ ἐνασελγαίνει ἀκολάστως. Niketas Choniates, Historia 141.89-90
mother of
Anonymi 17012
παῖδας ἐτέκνωσεν. Kinnamos 250.19-251.1
ἀπέτεκεν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 226.82
mother of
Eirene 150
(θυγἀτριον). Niketas Choniates, Historia 260.51
niece of
Andronikos 1
ἀνεψιᾶς. Niketas Choniates, Historia 260.51
neptem. William of Tyre bk. 21, 12 (13).45
niece of
Manuel 1
ἀδεφιδῇ. Kinnamos 237.8
neptis. William of Tyre bk. 18, 22.18
wife of
Baldwin 53
(ξυνοικῶν). Kinnamos 237.8, 250.12-13
(σύνευνον). Niketas Choniates, Historia 141.92
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Acre
entertained
Andronikos 1
for a long time at Acre; urbem Acconensem. William of Tyre bk. 20, 2.20-21
it was agreed before her marriage that after
Baldwin 53
's death, she should have undisputed possession of Acre; urbem Acconensem. William of Tyre bk. 18, 22.31
lived as a widow at Acre; ῎Ακης. Kinnamos 250.14-15
Damascus
left secretly from Palestine for Damascus Damascum. William of Tyre bk. 20, 2.13-14
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