Family
By his wife Anna Komnene, the kaisar Nikephoros Bryennios had several children, including:
- Alexios Bryennios Komnenos, megas doux, c. 1102–c. 1161/1167
- John Doukas, c. 1103–after 1173
- Eirene Doukaina, c. 1105–?
- Maria Bryennaina Komnene, c. 1107–?
Read more about this topic: Nikephoros Bryennios The Younger
Famous quotes containing the word family:
“The family: I believe more unhappiness comes from this source than from any other—I mean the attempt to prolong family connection unduly, and to make people hang together artificially who would never naturally do so.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
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—Marguerite Duras (b. 1914)
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—Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872)