Anna Komnene Greek Princess [63846] 127
- Born: 1 Dec 1083, Porphyra Chamber, Great Palace of Constantinople, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
- Marriage: Nikephoros the Younger Bryennios [63847] in 1097
- Died: 1153, Monastery of Kecharitomene, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire at age 70
 General Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Komnene
Anna was a Greek princess, scholar, historian, physician, hospital administrator.
She wrote the Alexiad , an account of her father's reign, which is unique in that it was written by a princess about her father.
Anna was born in the Porphyra Chamber (the purple chamber) of the imperial palace of Constantinople and was thus a porphyrogenita . [ an honorific title given to a son, or daughter ( Porphyrogénn, Latinized Porphyrogenita), of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire . However, not every imperial prince or princess was accorded this distinction. There was a prescribed set of circumstances that had to be in place before this title could be granted.]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrogenita
She notes her imperial heritage in the Alexiad by stating that she was "born and bred in the purple."
Anna married Nikephoros the Younger Bryennios [63847] [MRIN: 551618740] in 1097. (Nikephoros the Younger Bryennios [63847] was born in 1062 and died in 1137.)
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