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 1083 - 1153 (69 years)
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| Name |
Anna Komnene |
| Suffix |
Greek Princess |
| Birth |
1 Dec 1083 |
Porphyra Chamber, Great Palace of Constantinople, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
1153 |
Monastery of Kecharitomene, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire |
| Notes |
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Komnene
Anna was a Greek princess, scholar, historian, physician, hospital administrator.
She wrote the «u»Alexiad «/u», an account of her father's reign, which is unique in that it was written by a princess about her father.
Anna was born in the Porphyra Chamber (the purple chamber) of the imperial palace of Constantinople and was thus a porphyrogenita . [ an honorific title given to a son, or daughter ( «b»«i»Porphyrogénn«/b»«/i», Latinized «b»«i»Porphyrogenita«/b»«/i»), of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire . However, not every imperial prince or princess was accorded this distinction. There was a prescribed set of circumstances that had to be in place before this title could be granted.]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrogenita
She notes her imperial heritage in the «i»Alexiad«/i» by stating that she was "born and bred in the purple."
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| Person ID |
I63846 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
9 Dec 2012 |
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| Sources |
- [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
the free encyclopedia).
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