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Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina (c.1155-1211) was the wife of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius III Angelus. Events Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events The oldest extant double entry bookkeeping record dates from 1211 Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211 Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223) Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Alexius III Angelus, Byzantine emperor, was the second son of Andronicus Angelus, nephew of Alexius I. In 1195, while his brother Isaac II was away hunting in Thrace, he was proclaimed emperor by the troops; he captured Isaac at Stagira in Macedonia, put out his eyes, and kept him henceforth... Euphrosyne was the daughter of Andronikos Doukas Kamateros, a high-ranking official who held the titles of megas droungarios and pansebastos. She was related to the Emperor Constantine X and Irene Doukaina, empress of Alexius I. Both of her brothers had rebelled against Andronicus I Comnenus; one was imprisoned and the other was blinded. The Byzantine Empire had a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. ... Constantine X Ducas (1006 - May, 1067) was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1059 - 1067). ... Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus Alexius I (1048–August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118), was the third son of John Comnenus, the nephew of Isaac I Comnenus (emperor 1057–1059). ... Billon trachy (a cup-shaped coin) of Andronicus I Comnenus (1183-1185) Andronicus I Comnenus (c. ... Euphrosyne married Alexius, the younger brother of Isaac II Angelus, around 1170. Although Isaac bestowed many titles and honors upon his brother, Alexius seized the throne on April 8, 1195, desposing Isaac and proclaiming himself emperor. In this he was assisted by Euphrosyne, who organized a party of aristocratic supporters. Euphrosyne took control of the palace and quelled a small revolt herself, securing the throne for her husband. Isaakios Angelos, Byzantine emperor 1185-1195, and again 1203-1204, was the successor of Andronicus I. He was born a grandson of Theodora Komnena porphyrogennita, youngest daughter of Emperor Alexius I, and thus a member of extended imperial clan. ... Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral Eleanor of Aquitaine leaves the court of Henry II because of a string of infidelities. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Euphrosyne was a dominating woman with a talent for politics, and she virtually ruled the Empire in the name of Alexius, who was concerned primarily with pleasure and idle pursuits. She issued commands herself and even altered Alexius' decrees when it suited her. Euphrosyne and Alexius were criticized for their love of finery and the enrichment of their relatives at state expense. Her own brother, Basil Kamateros, and her son-in-law, Andronikos Kontostephanos, accused Euphrosyne of adultery with a nobleman named Vatatzes. Alexius believed the allegations and had Vatatzes executed. Euphrosyne was stripped of her imperial robs and banished to a convent at Nematarea in October 1196. Her relatives convinced Alexius to reinstate her, and she was recalled the next spring. Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ... In 1203, faced with the Fourth Crusade and the return of his nephew, Alexius IV Angelus, Alexius fled Constantinople with a magnificent treasure and some female relatives, including his daughter Irene. Euphrosyne was abandoned and immediately imprisoned. Alexius IV was soon strangled by Alexius Murtzouphlos, the lover of Euphrosyne's daughter Eudokia, who then proclaimed himself Alexius V. In April 1204 Euphrosyne fled the city along with her daughter and Murtzouphlos, and they made their way to Mosynoupolis, where Euphrosyne's husband Alexius III had taken refuge. Alexius III had Murtzouphlos blinded and turned him over to the crusaders to be killed. Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ... The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204), originally designed to conquer Jerusalem by taking Egypt first, instead, in 1204, sacked and conquered the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. ... Alexius IV Angelus (c. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Alexius V Ducas Murtzouphlos, Byzantine emperor, was proclaimed emperor on February 5, 1204, during the siege of Constantinople by the Latins (Fourth Crusade). ... // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... This article is about the medieval Crusades . ... Euphrosyne and Alexius fled across Greece to Thessalonica and Corinth, but were finally captured by Boniface of Montferrat and imprisoned. In 1209 or 1210 they were ransomed by Michael of Epirus, and Euphrosyne spent the remainder of her life in Arta. She died around 1211. The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Boniface of Montferrat (c. ... Events Albigensian Crusade against Cathars (1209-1218) the Franciscans are founded. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor excommunicated by Pope Innocent III for invading southern Italy in 1210 Gottfried von Strassburg writes his epic poem Tristan about 1210 Beginning of Delhi Sultanate Births May... Family By her husband, Alexius III, Euphrosyne had three daughters: Anna Angelina, married Theodore I Lascaris Irene Angelina, married (1) Andronikos Kontostephanos, (2) Alexius Palaeologus, by whom she was the grandmother of Michael VIII Palaeologus. Eudokia Angelina, married (1) Stefan Nemanja, King of Serbia, (2) Alexius V, (3) Leo Sgouros, ruler of Corinth The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. ... Michael VIII (1225 - December 11, 1282) was the founder of the Palaeologos dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... King Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Cyrillic Стефан Немања), Stefan I (ca 1113-February 13, 1199 or 1200) was the Grand Župan of RaÅ¡ka (Rascia), located in the central west region of the Balkans from 1166 to 1199. ... Alexius V Ducas Murtzouphlos, Byzantine emperor, was proclaimed emperor on February 5, 1204, during the siege of Constantinople by the Latins (Fourth Crusade). ... Sources Garland, Lynda. Byzantine Empresses, 1999 Categories: Roman empresses | Byzantine people

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