Anna Komnene
Noble person
1083 – 1153
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Who was Anna Komnene?
Anna Komnene, Latinized as Comnena, 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.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1083
Constantinople - Also known as
- Anna Comnena
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger
(1097 - )
- Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger
- Profession
- Died
- 1153
Constantinople
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on July 23, 2013
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