- Σκληρός; plural: Σκληροί, Skleroi),
latinized Sclerus,
feminine form
Skleraina (Σκλήραινα),
Latinized Scleraena, was a
noble Byzantine family active...
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Maria Skleraina (Gr****: Μαρία Σκλήραινα; died c. 1045 CE),
often referred to as the
Skleraina, was the
political adviser,
official mistress, and potentially...
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Theophanu Skleraina (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana,
Theophane or Theophano;
Medieval Gr**** Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 – 15...
- 64-year-old Zoe did not
object to
sharing her bed and her
throne with
Skleraina.
Skleraina was
given the
title of sebaste,
ranking behind Zoe and Theodora,...
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Armenia before he
turned twenty-five
years old. His
marriage to
Maria Skleraina,
daughter of
Pantherios Skleros and
sister of
Bardas Skleros,
linked him...
- He was
heavily influenced by his
controversial wife or mistress,
Maria Skleraina, a
relative of his
second wife, and Maria's family.
Constantine had another...
- his
influence with the
emperor to his
famously charming sister,
Maria Skleraina, who had a very
positive influence on
Constantine in most areas. Finding...
- was
exiled to the
island of Prinkipos. His
previous marriage to
Maria Skléraina had
solidified an
alliance with
general Bardas Skleros, but the loyalties...
- 1034–1041 3.Constantine IX
Monomachos emperor of the
Romans 1042–1055
Helena Skleraina Theodora empress of the
Romans 1055–1056 (daughter) ∞
Constantine Diogenes...
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Basil Skleros, patrikios, magistros; they were the
parents of:
unnamed Skleraina, died
before 1042; she
married the ****ure
Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos...
