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By Leticia Jeeval Pala Throughout her life, the “Damsel of Cyprus” (born circa 1177) was used as a political and diplomatic ...

Throughout her life, the "Damsel of Cyprus" (born circa 1177) was used as a political and diplomatic tool in the conflicts of ...

The Princess of Cyprus or the “Damsel of Cyprus” (born circa 1177) was used as a political and diplomatic tool in the ...

While the princess was often powerless, the snippets of evidence that we have about her present the life of a young woman ...

The city is known to have housed an imperial mint at this time. However, after the death of the emperor Manuel I Komnenos in 1180, the fortunes of the Byzantine Empire began to decline. In 1185, ...

The Byzantine Emperors of the Komnenoi dynasty were stalked by the long shadow of the AIMA prophecy. From left to right: Manuel I Komnenos, Alexios II Komnenos, Andronikos I Komnenos. Credit: Public ...

Queen Eirene was none other than Bertha von Sulzbach of Bavaria who came to Constantinople in 1142 to marry Manuel I Komnenos. Manuel I reigned from 1143 to 1180. And archbishop Eustathios also ...