Maria Komnene (daughter of Alexios IV)
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Maria Megale Komnene (Greek: Μαρία Μεγάλη Κομνηνή; 1404 – 17 December 1439), known as Maria of Trebizond (Greek: Μαρία της Τραπεζούντος), was Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine emperor John VIII Palaiologos (r. 1425–1448).[1] She was the last Byzantine empress.
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Maria Komnene | |
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Byzantine Empress consort | |
Tenure | September 1427 – 17 December 1439 |
Born | 1404 Trebizond (modern-day Trabzon, Turkey) |
Died | 17 December 1439 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
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Dynasty | Komnenos |
Father | Alexios IV of Trebizond |
Mother | Theodora Kantakouzene |
Religion | Christianity |
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She was one of the daughters of Alexios IV of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene.