Anna Komnene Royalty
Anna Komnene, Latinized as Comnena (Greek: Ἄννα Κομνηνή, Anna Komnēnē; 1 December 1083 – 1153), was a Greek princess, scholar, physician, hospital administrator, and the daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos of Byzantium and Irene Doukaina. She wrote the Alexiad, an account of her father’s reign, which is unique in that it was written by a princess about her father.
Personal facts
Birth date | December 01, 1083 |
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Date of death | January 01, 1153 |
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Parents | Alexios I Komnenos Irene Doukaina |
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Title | Porphyrogenita of the Byzantine Empire |
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External resources
- http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/PDFs/FRANCE2.PDF
- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad.html
- http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/stable/pdfplus/10.1525/rh.2008.26.3.301.pdf?acceptTC=true.
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VC1-47X6TVK-4-1&_cdi=5941&_orig=browse&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2003&_sk=999709998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtb-lSzBS&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=373640abd792303fadf8061c83c90f8b&ie=f.pdf
- http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine5.html