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Anna Dalassene

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1025–1102 Also known as Anna Dalassene、Άννα Δαλασσηνή

Anna Dalassene (c. 1025–1102) was a founder of the Byzantine Komnenos dynasty and mother of Alexios I, who engineered the 1081 coup against Nikephoro…

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  1. 1081Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireBefore the coup of 1081, Anna Dalassene secretly contacted nobles in Constantinople, raised funds, and coordinated her son Alexios with allies such as John Doukas, laying the political groundwork for the overthrow of Nikephoros III.
  2. 1081–1090Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAfter Alexios acceded, Anna intervened deeply in court affairs as empress mother, placing family members in key posts, balancing factions, and repeatedly resolving political crises in the early reign, consolidating Komnenos rule.

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