Biography
Bodin was the seventh son of Mihailo Vojislavljević, the first "King of Duklja", and his wife Neda Monomachos. His great-grandfather was Emperor Samuel of Bulgaria. Other his grandparents include Stefan Vojislav, Prince of Duklja and Theodora Kosara, the granddaughter of Emperor Samuel. His mother was a niece of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos (1042–1055).
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