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No. of families2146
Most children13
No. of individuals4595

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woman Theodora Komnene‏‎ 1)
Born ‎15 Jan 1095/96
Died ‎after Oct 1136‎, approximately 41 years

Married ‎before 1120 2) 3) (at least 16 years married)
to:

man Konstantinos Angelos, Admiral of Sicily‏‎ 1) 4)
Born ‎± 1085
Died ‎after Jul 1166‎

Notes: A successful military commander, Constantine served in the Western and Northern Balkans, and as an Admiral against the Normans. His ancestry is unknown - Suzanne Wittek-de Jongh suggested he was a son of Manuel Angelos, but this has been countered - e.g. by K Varzos.

Child:

1.
man Andronikos Dukas Angelos‏ 1) 5)
Born ‎± 1122
Died ‎after 1185‎

Notes: Andronikos was a successful military commander against the Seljuk Turks, and envoy to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Ultimately, Andronikos was forced to flee to Acre, after leading a failed conspiracy against Emperor Andronikos I.

Sources

1) Source: Niketas Choniates: A Historiographical Study "Fig 2. Selected Genealogy of the Angeloi". Reference: Page 331 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
2) Source: Niketas Choniates: A Historiographical Study "Fig 1. Selected genealogy of the Komnenoi". Reference: Page 330
3) Source: O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates "Fitting out another naval force [after February 1154], he appointed as commander Constantine Angelos, who hailed from Philadelphia but was not descended from a very eminent and noble family. Robust in stature and graced with a handsome bloom on his face, Angelos took to wife Theodora (begotten of Emperor Alex- ios, Manuel’s grandfather), fortunate in having his comeliness serve as matchmaker. ". Reference: Page 55
4) Source: O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates "The conspirators were Andronikos, the son of Constantine Angelos, the grand duke Andronikos Kontostepha-nos, and their sixteen sons, all in their prime". Reference: Page 148 (Data from secondary evidence)
5) Source: O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates "When Andronikos approached Tarsia and the majority of the inhabitants round about the city of Nikomedia joined him, Andronikos Angelos, whose sons Isaakios and Alexios followed Andronikos on the throne, was sent against him with a considerable force.". Reference: Page 138 (Data from secondary evidence)