Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera

Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera
Seal of Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure1195–1203
Bornc. 1155
Died1211
SpouseAlexios III Angelos
IssueEirene Angelina
Anna Angelina
Eudokia Angelina
HouseDoukas
FatherAndronikos Doukas Kamateros

Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina or better Kamatera (Greek: Εὐφροσύνη Δούκαινα Καματερίνα ἢ Καματηρά, c. 1155 – 1211) was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos.[1]

Euphrosyne was the daughter of Andronikos Kamateros, a high-ranking official who held the titles of megas droungarios and pansebastos and his wife, an unknown Kantakouzene.[2] She was related to the Emperor Constantine X and Irene Doukaina, empress of Alexios I Komnenos. Both of her brothers had rebelled against Andronikos I Komnenos; one was imprisoned and the other was blinded.

  1. ^ Rosser, John Hutchins (2012). Historical Dictionary of Byzantium. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7567-8.
  2. ^ Shawcross, Clare Teresa M.; Toth, Ida (2018-10-04). Reading in the Byzantine Empire and Beyond. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-41841-6.