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Anna Komnene Angelina
Anna Komnene Angelina or Comnena Angelina (c. 1176 – 1212) was an Empress of Nicaea. She was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos and of Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera.
Life.
Her first marriage was to the "sebastokratōr" Isaac Komnenos, a great-nephew of the emperor Manuel I Komnenos. They had one daughter, Theodora Angelina. Soon after Anna's father became emperor, in 1195, Isaac Komnenos was dispatched to combat the Vlach-Bulgarian Rebellion. He was captured
she is also venerated on December 10, together with her husband, St. Stephen, and her son, St. John. She wrote a hagiography known as "Hagiography of Mother Angelina" (/"Žitije majke Angeline").
See also.
- Jefimija
- Princess Milica of Serbia
- Mara Branković
- Olivera Despina
- Jelena Balšić
- Helen of Anjou
- Simonida
- Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina
- Kassia
- Anna Komnene