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Maria Skleraina (Greek: Μαρία Σκλήραινα; died c. 1045 CE), often referred to as the Skleraina, was the political adviser, official mistress, and potentially wife of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos. He controversially gave her the title of Sebastē.
31 de ene. de 2022 · He brought with him his mistress, Maria Skleraina. She was treated as a minor Empress and second to Empresses Zoë and Theodora. The public did not like how Constantine IX paraded his mistress in Constantinople. On 9 March 1044 C.E., a popular revolt against Maria Skleraina took place.
La segunda supuso su introducción en Europa occidental de la mano de Teofania Skleraina, nieta del emperador bizantino Nicéforo II y esposa de Otón II, titular del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico (al que sucedió en el trono como regente al quedarse viuda).
In this article, I aim to show that Skleraina’s connections to Managana area of Constantinople were designed to substantiate her contested imperial status and legitimise her relationship with Monomachos.
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 mistress, an "Alan princess", Gurandukht, likely the daughter of George I.
Zoe got more than she bargained for when Constantine decided to bring with him to his new station his long-standing mistress Maria Skleraina. Not content with bringing her to court, he insisted that he be allowed to publicly share his life with her, and that she obtain some official recognition.
11 de oct. de 2021 · Maria Skleraina was recognised as a figure of political significance in Byzantine society during the fourth and fifth decades of the eleventh century. Her entrance into the imperial family...
