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Irene Doukaina

1066 - 1138

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Irene Doukaina or Ducaena (Greek: Εἰρήνη Δούκαινα, Eirēnē Doúkaina; c. 1066 – 19 February 1138) was a Byzantine empress by marriage to the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She was the mother of Emperor John II Komnenos and the historian Anna Komnene. She was initially heavily overshadowed and humiliated in influence and power by her mother-in-law Anna Dalassene, but after her retirement and death, Irene was able to exert increasing influence over her husband Alexios I Komnenos, and became powerful towards the end of his reign. But even so, she could not arrange his successor according to her wishes, which favoured her daughter Anna Komnene over her son John II Komnenos. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Doukaina is the 411th most popular companion (down from 363rd in 2019), the 532nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 468th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Irene Doukaina ranks 411 out of 784. Before her are Sophie of Pomerania, Dulce of Aragon, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Anna Porphyrogenita, Cynthia Lennon, and Beatrice of Castile. After her are Anabella Drummond, Violant of Aragon, Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, Princess Helen of Serbia, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Princess Ileana of Romania.

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Among people born in 1066, Irene Doukaina ranks 4. Before her are Henry, Count of Portugal, Tutush I, and Al-Afdal Shahanshah. After her is Ilghazi. Among people deceased in 1138, Irene Doukaina ranks 5. Before her are Avempace, Bolesław III Wrymouth, Antipope Anacletus II, and Ar-Rashid. After her are Kiya Buzurg-Ummid, Moses ibn Ezra, and Vsevolod of Pskov.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Irene Doukaina ranks 532 out of 1,347. Before her are Ziya Gökalp (1876), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Bohemond VII of Antioch (1261), Callinus (-680), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), and Theodora Angelina (1190). After her are Şehzade Mahmud (1582), Artaphernes (-600), Kaykhusraw II (null), Harpalus (-400), Ertuğrul Osman (1912), and Maria of Trebizond (1405).

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Among COMPANIONS In Türkiye

Among companions born in Türkiye, Irene Doukaina ranks 17. Before her are Kaya Sultan (1633), Maria Laskarina (1206), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Irene Angelina (1181), Maria of Antioch (1145), and Anna Porphyrogenita (963). After her are Despina Khatun (1438), Artakama (-350), Neslişah Sultan (1921), Anicia Juliana (462), Laodice I (-300), and Çiçek Hatun (1431).

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