Maria Lekapene

E561927

Maria Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine princess from the Lekapenos dynasty who became empress consort of Bulgaria through her marriage to Tsar Peter I, symbolizing a significant political alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Helena Lekapene 1
Irene Lekapene 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine princess
empress consort of Bulgaria
member of the Lekapenos dynasty
associatedWith Byzantine–Bulgarian relations
Byzantine–Bulgarian treaty of 927 NERFINISHED
centuryOfBirth 10th century
chronologicalContext reign of Peter I of Bulgaria
reign of Romanos I Lekapenos
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
court Bulgarian imperial court at Preslav NERFINISHED
dynasty Lekapenos dynasty NERFINISHED
era Middle Byzantine period
familyName Lekapene NERFINISHED
father Romanos I Lekapenos NERFINISHED
fatherPositionHeld Byzantine emperor
fatherTitle Romanos I Lekapenos – senior emperor of the Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
givenName Maria NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Balkans NERFINISHED
languageOfName Greek
marriagePurpose consolidation of peace between Byzantium and Bulgaria
marriageType dynastic marriage
marriedInto Krum dynasty NERFINISHED
mother Theodora (wife of Romanos I Lekapenos) NERFINISHED
nobleTitle porphyrogenita
notableFor cementing a peace alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria
first recorded Byzantine princess married to a Bulgarian ruler
otherName Irene Lekapene NERFINISHED
Maria-Irene Lekapene NERFINISHED
placeOfMarriage Constantinople NERFINISHED
politicalRole dynastic link between Byzantine Empire and First Bulgarian Empire
positionHeld Empress consort of Bulgaria
relative Constantine VII NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
sexOrGender female
sibling Christopher Lekapenos NERFINISHED
Constantine Lekapenos NERFINISHED
Helena Lekapene NERFINISHED
Stephen Lekapenos NERFINISHED
spouse Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation Tsar of Bulgaria
spousePositionHeld Peter I of Bulgaria – Tsar of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
spouseReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
spouseState First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
startTimeOfMarriage 927
titleAfterMarriage Maria of Bulgaria NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romanos I Lekapenos child Maria Lekapene
Peter I of Bulgaria motherInLaw Maria Lekapene
this entity surface form: Helena Lekapene
Peter I of Bulgaria spouse Maria Lekapene
Peter I of Bulgaria spouse Maria Lekapene
this entity surface form: Irene Lekapene