Theodora Porphyrogenita

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 980–1056 Also known as Theodora Porphyrogenita、Theodora、Θεοδώρα

A Byzantine purple-born princess, sister of Zoe and second daughter of Constantine VIII.…

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1021–1028Constantinople · ConstantinopleAs a porphyrogenita she had a claim to succession and lived long at court; in 1028 her dying father Constantine VIII forced her into a convent to rule out her direct succession, clearing the way for Zoe and Romanos III to take the throne.
1028–1030Constantinople · ConstantinopleForced to take the veil and enter a convent, she was removed from the political stage; around 1030 she still lived in a convent in the capital, until a popular uprising in 1042 brought her and Zoe back to court together.

Theodora Porphyrogenita (empress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodora_Porphyrogenita_(11th_century)
A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)