Women of History: Maria Comnena
Considered the Queen of Jerusalem…
Maria was the grandniece of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus of Constantinople (d.1180). Maria only gave birth to daughters – one died young (prob bc.1171), and Isabella aged 2 on father’s death (1173). Maria was the stepmother of King Baldwin IV (her husband’s son by his first marriage of Agnes of Courtenay).
Find out more about Maria Comnena and other women in history at the Women of History blog.
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