|
|
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | {{Infobox_Character |
| + | #REDIRECT [[Theodora II Comnena]] |
| − | subject_name=Empress Theodora II Comnenus | photo=http://members.iinet.net.au/~a_marrington/ns/pantocratorie-ancien.jpg |
| + | |
| − | caption1=Birth | field1=12 November 1801 |
| + | |
| − | caption2=Accession | field2=29 October 1810 |
| + | |
| − | caption3=Death | field3=19 April 1872 |
| + | |
| − | caption4=Titles | field4=By the Grace of God, Empress of Pantocratoria, Autocrator of the Romans, Augusta, Equal of the Apostles, God's Vicegerent on Earth, the Most Pious, Queen of Queens Ruling over those who Rule, Queen (Consort) of France and Navarre }}
| + | |
| − | Her Imperial Majesty Empress '''Theodora II''' was the daughter of [[Constantine Comnenus|Prince Constantine Comnenus]] and Princess Constance Comnenus (the grand-daughter of [[Isaac IV Comnenus|Emperor Isaac IV]]), who died whilst giving birth to her. She was the niece of [[Manuel VIII Comnenus|Emperor Manuel VIII]], and his heir apparent from the death of her father in 1803. With both of her parents dead, she was brought up in the [[Imperial Court of Christ Pantocrator]] under the tutelage of [[Constantine XX Phocas|Constantine Phocas]], and the guardianship of her godfather [[Louis I Capet|King Louis XVII of France]]. Both men had grandiose ambitions which they would seek to fulfill through their young charge, and the pair came to an arrangement over the little princess known as the infamous [[Treaty of the Child Bride]].
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | On29 October, 1810, Theodora was eating dinner with her [[Louis I Capet|godfather]], [[Constantine XX Phocas|tutor]] and her uncle [[Manuel VIII Comnenus|Emperor Manuel VIII]] on one of his visits to the [[Imperial Court of Christ Pantocrator]] in [[New Rome]] (the Emperor's residence was [[Chantouillet]]), when the Emperor choked on a peacock bone and died (according to popular legend, [[Constantine XX Phocas|Constantine]] forbade anybody from trying to help the Emperor). Theodora was declared Empress...
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ((NOT COMPLETE))
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | [[Category:Pantocratoria]]
| + | |
| − | {| border=2 align="center"
| + | |
| − | |width="30%" align="center" |Preceded by:<br/>'''[[Manuel VIII Comnenus]]'''
| + | |
| − | |width="40%" align="center" |'''[[List of Pantocratorian Emperors|Empress of Pantocratoria]]'''<br>1810-1872
| + | |
| − | |width="30%" align="center" |Succeeded by:<br/>'''[[Manuel IX Capet]]'''
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
