Helena Megale Komnene
Helena Megale Komnene (Greek: Έλενα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή, Elena Megalē Komnēnē) (died 1366) is the name given for the first wife of King Bagrat V of Georgia. Her first name is recorded in The Georgian Chronicle,[1] and her family name is based on a theory which identifies her as a daughter of Basil of Trebizond.[2][3] If true, the identity of her mother would be uncertain. Basil was bigamous, concurrently married to Irene Palaiologina and Irene of Trebizond.
Helena died in 1366, victim to a plague which had spread across Georgia during the 1350s and 1360s (possibly a recurrence of the Black Death).[4]
A year after her death, her husband married Anna of Trebizond.[5]
According to the Georgian Chronicle, Helena was survived by two children:[6]
- George VII of Georgia
- David. Otherwise unknown.
References
- ↑ The Georgian Chronicle
- ↑ Cawley, Charles, Profile of Bagrat V, his wives and children, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
- ↑ Christopher Buyers,"Georgia:The Bagrationi (Bagration) Dynasty"
- ↑ Dictionary of Georgian National Biography
- ↑ Dictionary of Georgian National Biography: "Bagrat V"
- ↑ Cawley, Charles, Profile of Bagrat V, his wives and children, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
| Helena Megale Komnene Born: 14th century Died: 1366 | ||
| Royal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Sindukhtar Jaqeli |
Queen consort of Georgia 1360–1366 |
Succeeded by Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia |
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