Theodora Petraleipha – Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene. Two Byzantine queens in the court of the Despotate of Epirus
Abstract
Theodora Petraleipha and Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene are two important and dynamic personalities of the Medieval Epirus. The former was the wife of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, despot of the state of Epirus, while the latter was the niece of the emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and wife of Nikephoros I, son of Theodora. They were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who participated in various ways in the political affairs of the Despotate of Epirus. This study attempts to approach their life, work and contribution to the monumental art of the area.
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ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ (Varvara PAPADOPOULOU) Β. (2023). Theodora Petraleipha – Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene. Two Byzantine queens in the court of the Despotate of Epirus. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 42, 169–188. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.32419
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