Helena Megale Komnene Explained

Helena Megale Komnene
Succession:Queen consort of Georgia
Reign:1360–1366
Death Date:1366
Consort:yes
Spouse:Bagrat V of Georgia
Issue:George VII of Georgia
David
House:Komnenos
Father:Basil of Trebizond
Mother:Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond or
Irene of Trebizond

Helena Megale Komnene (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Έλενα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή|translit=Elena Megalē Komnēnē; Georgian: ელენა კომნენა) (died 1366) is the name given for the first wife of King Bagrat V of Georgia. Her first name is recorded in The Georgian Chronicles,[1] and her family name is based on a theory which identifies her as a daughter of Basil of Trebizond. 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).[2]

A year after her death, her husband married Anna of Trebizond.[3]

According to the Georgian Chronicle, Helena was survived by two children:

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Notes and References

  1. The Georgian Chronicle
  2. Dictionary of Georgian National Biography
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Georgian National Biography: "Bagrat V" . 2010-05-06 . 2012-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227140050/http://www.georgianbiography.com/bios/b/bagrat5_georgia.htm . dead .