The beautiful 29-year-old wife of deposed Michael VII whom the nearly 80-year-old Nikephoros Botaneiates married — a move Brownworth describes as bad enough given that her former husband was still alive. She later charmed Alexios and adopted him into the royal family, providing him the semblance of legitimacy he needed to march on Constantinople.
Also known as: Maria
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Episode 14 (1 mention)
The beautiful 29-year-old wife of deposed Michael VII whom the nearly 80-year-old Nikephoros Botaneiates married — a move Brownworth describes as bad enough given that her former husband was still alive. She later charmed Alexios and adopted him into the royal family, providing him the semblance of legitimacy he needed to march on Constantinople.
“Nearing 80, he married Maria, the beautiful 29-year-old wife of Michael, the emperor he”
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