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| Theodora Kantakouzene | |||||
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| Empress consort of Trebizond | |||||
| Tenure | 5 March 1417 – 12 November 1426 | ||||
| Predecessor | Anna Philanthropene | ||||
| Successor | Bagrationi | ||||
| Born | c. 1382 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Died | 12 November 1426 (aged 43–44) | ||||
| Spouse | Alexios IV of Trebizond | ||||
| Issue | Elena of Trebizond A daughter who married Jahan Shah John IV of Trebizond Maria of Trebizond Alexander of Trebizond David of Trebizond Theodora of Trebizond disputed Eudoksia Valenza of Trebizond disputed | ||||
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| Dynasty | Kantakouzenos | ||||
| Father | Theodore Palaiologos Kantakouzenos disputed | ||||
| Mother | Helena Ouresina Doukina disputed | ||||
Theodora Kantakouzene Megale Komnene (died 12 November 1426) was the Empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond. Said to be very beautiful, according to the chronicle of Laonikos Chalkokondyles, she was accused by her son, John Megas Komnenos, of having an affair with the protovestiarios of the court of Trebizond; however, other accounts describe her as a faithful and loving wife, who kept the peace between Alexios and his sons. In either case, during her lifetime their son John fled to Georgia and did not return until after Theodora's death.