Helena Megale Komnene
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Helena Megale Komnene (died 1366) is the name given for the first wife of King Bagrat V of Georgia
. Her first name is recorded in "The Georgian Chronicle" (18th century), 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
. He died in 1340. Helena's siblings or half-siblings would include Emperor Alexios III of Trebizond
.
According to the "Dictionary of Georgian National Biography" 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
. A year after her death, her husband married Anna of Trebizond
, the 10 year-old daughter of Emperor Alexios III. According to the Georgian Chronicle, Helena was survived by two children:
Bagrat V of Georgia
Bagrat V, “the Great” was the son of the Georgian king Davit IX with whom he was co-ruler from 1355, and became king after the death of his father in 1360....
. Her first name is recorded in "The Georgian Chronicle" (18th century), and her family name is based on a theory which identifies her as a daughter of Basil of Trebizond
Basil of Trebizond
Basil Megas Komnenos was Emperor of Trebizond from August 1332 to his death in 1340. Basil was a younger son of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his wife Djiadjak Jaqeli...
. If true, the identity of her mother would be uncertain. Basil was bigamous, concurrently married to Irene Palaiologina and Irene of Trebizond
Irene of Trebizond
Irene Palaiologina , was Empress of Trebizond from April 6, 1340 to July 17, 1341...
. He died in 1340. Helena's siblings or half-siblings would include Emperor Alexios III of Trebizond
Alexios III of Trebizond
Alexios III Megas Komnenos or Alexius III , Emperor of Trebizond from December 1349 until his death. He was the son of Emperor Basil of Trebizond and his second wife, Irene of Trebizond...
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According to the "Dictionary of Georgian National Biography" 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
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
. A year after her death, her husband married Anna of Trebizond
Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia
Anna Megale Komnene , , was a Trapezuntine Queen consort of Georgia as the second wife of King Bagrat V...
, the 10 year-old daughter of Emperor Alexios III. According to the Georgian Chronicle, Helena was survived by two children:
- George VII of GeorgiaGeorge VII of GeorgiaGeorge VII was king of Georgia from 1393 to 1407 .George was the son of the king Bagrat V and his first wife Helena of Trebizond...
(d. 1407). - David. Otherwise unknown.