376:
130:
195:—and by the prominent role she played in imperial ceremonies, especially those revolving around the Empress, such as the coronation of an empress or the birth of a child. Although it appears that, in common with the other supreme dignities with which it is associated, there was a single holder of the dignity at each time, at the reception of
405:
are rarely mentioned in contemporary sources. As
Rodolphe Guilland writes, "confined to the women's quarters of the empress, they hardly had the opportunity to become known. Certainly the women's quarters were sometimes a hotbed of intrigue and scandal; but the noise of these intrigues and these
358:
held her title for life, even after the death of an empress she had been appointed to serve. In addition, like most
Byzantine titles, the dignity could be conferred as a simple honour without the requirement of service, as was most likely the case with Theoktiste and
43:. A very high title, its holder ranked as the first woman after the Empress herself in the imperial court. The title is attested from the 9th century until the 12th century, but only a handful of its holders are known.
300:, where she received the congratulations of the women of the court and the spouses of the high dignitaries. Finally, she returned to the Pharos chapel, where she deposited an offering of 70
218:), which consisted mostly of the wives of high-ranking officials. Indeed, hers was the only specifically female dignity: other women bore the feminine versions of their husbands' titles. A
203:
is used, indicating the presence of at least two. This may be accounted for by the fact that at times there were several empresses, and that each one must have had a
59:", and was used for high-ranking court ladies who were attached to the Byzantine empresses as their ladies of honour. Its origin or date of institution are unclear.
169:. Her exceptional status is further illustrated by the fact that she was one of only six dignitaries who dined at the imperial table—along with the
345:
may derive from her position as chief lady-in-waiting to the empress, among whose duties was to supervise her dress, or, as the
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Au cloître et dans le monde: femmes, hommes et sociétés (IXe-XVe siècle) - Mélanges en l'honneur de
Paulette L'Hermite-Leclercq
1200:
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110:). It disappears thereafter, along with many other titles of the middle Byzantine period, following the reforms of Emperor
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functioned as the chief attendant to the empress (to whom she was usually related) and the head of the women's court (the
1131:(1971). "Contribution à l'histoire administrative de l'empire byzantin: la patricienne à ceinture, ἠ ζωστὴ πατρικία".
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points out that the title itself appears to be a compound one, with the sources sometimes calling it "the
525:). She was conferred the title after she fled to the Byzantine court following the murder of her husband.
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prior to the
Byzantine annexation of his realm in 1022. She is known through a seal mentioning her as "
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226:'s words, "the only lady who was πατρικία in her own right", and not to be confused with a simple
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39:
reserved exclusively for the woman who was the chief attendant and assistant to the
469:
381:
52:
33:
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1084:
1063:
573:
504:
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296:, where the tablets were blessed by the Patriarch, before making her way to the
483:
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that she put on at the investiture ceremony. A descendant of the ancient Roman
302:
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tablets that were the particular insignium of her office. She then visited the
175:
25:
1068:(in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne. pp. 179–187.
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149:
106:, and finally in a series of lead seals dated to the late 11th century (see
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Irene, attested only through an 11th-century seal which describes her as a
475:
317:
293:
196:
191:
181:
165:
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is placed very high in the imperial order of precedence, coming before the
447:
Anastasia, known only through a single reference in the late 10th-century
453:
327:
was the "most prestigious imperial insignium", and was also worn by the
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was raised to the rank in an elaborate investiture ceremony in the
306:, before retiring to her apartments. The distinctive dress of the
129:
1210:
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Mistress of the Robes: Who was She?".
837:
310:, which probably gave the title her name, was the broad belt or
456:. She might be identifiable with Anastaso, the daughter of the
288:
audience hall, where she received from the emperor's hands the
51:
The title means "girded lady-patrician", often translated into
1192:
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Byzantine Empresses: Image and Empire
1110:
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Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527–1204
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393:. The couple fled to Byzantium, where Miroslava was appointed
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561:. It has been suggested that she might be the mother of
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and a select few of his highest dignitaries such as the
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Chief attendant and assistant to the
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503:), who defected to Byzantium along with her husband,
654:
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92:
The title is last attested in literary sources (the
1062:. In Henriet, Patrick; Legras, Anne-Marie (eds.).
433:, mother of Empress Theodora, the wife of Emperor
62:Disregarding a clearly anachronistic reference to
1060:"La patricienne à ceinture: une femme de qualité"
664:
649:
478:is sometimes considered as having been created a
1225:
1153:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
554:Maria Melissene, attested in a seal dated to
66:, the wife of the great 6th-century general
107:
1089:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
631:, "Zoste patrikia" (A. Kazhdan), p. 2231.
406:scandals hardly crossed the walls of the
1188:
1171:Byzantine Court Culture from 829 to 1204
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460:Adralestos, who later married into the
401:Despite the prominence of their title,
124:
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1082:
930:
248:", indicating that the noble title of
1209:
389:to the Byzantine-Armenian aristocrat
1035:
792:
756:, "Patrikios" (A. Kazhdan), p. 1600.
670:
658:
98:) in 1018, when it was conferred to
1212:Byzantine Studies/Études Byzantines
1045:. London: Oxford University Press.
230:, who was the spouse or widow of a
13:
1174:. Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks.
1150:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
1113:. New York and London: Routledge.
421:(anachronistic reference from the
252:was added to the court dignity of
14:
1250:
351:puts it, to "gird" the empress.
74:, the title is first attested in
1195:. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
565:, the brother-in-law of Emperor
275:Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
1143:
1028:
753:
628:
596:", attested in a seal dated to
572:Anna Radene, a close friend of
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341:. A less likely origin of the
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236:. Indeed, the French scholar
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207:in her particular service.
171:Patriarch of Constantinople
153:of 899, the dignity of the
10:
1255:
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1083:Davids, Adelbert (2002) .
516:Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
365:Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
46:
464:family and was mother to
450:Life of Basil the Younger
385:depicting the wedding of
29:
1168:Maguire, Henry (2004) .
846:, pp. 271–272, 274.
540:and mother of David the
424:Patria of Constantinople
348:Patria of Constantinople
333:Eparch of Constantinople
102:, the former Empress of
85:, the mother of Empress
732:, pp. 5, 245, 264.
265:Theotokos of the Pharos
1234:Byzantine court titles
492:, daughter of Emperor
398:
144:
133:Ivory carving showing
563:Nikephoros Melissenos
534:Kingdom of Vaspurakan
490:Miroslava of Bulgaria
387:Miroslava of Bulgaria
378:
371:List of known holders
216:sekreton tōn gynaikōn
143:and crowned by Christ
132:
57:Mistress of the Robes
909:, pp. 180, 182.
532:, last ruler of the
482:during her visit to
466:Constantine Maleinos
363:, the widow of Tsar
125:Status and functions
1022:, pp. 184–185.
986:, pp. 181–182.
897:, pp. 273–274.
885:, pp. 272–273.
873:, pp. 180–181.
834:, pp. 269–270.
768:, pp. 179–180.
586:Helena Tornikine, "
530:Seneqerim-Hovhannes
528:Khousousa, wife of
379:Miniature from the
95:Skylitzes Chronicle
1145:Kazhdan, Alexander
1129:Guilland, Rodolphe
795:, pp. 22, 33.
567:Alexios I Komnenos
514:, wife of Emperor
494:Samuel of Bulgaria
399:
273:(I.50) of Emperor
199:, the plural form
145:
112:Alexios I Komnenos
1239:Ladies-in-waiting
1202:978-0-312-29492-2
1181:978-0-88402-308-1
1120:978-0-415-14688-3
1096:978-0-521-52467-4
1075:978-2-84050-180-0
933:, pp. 74–75.
329:Byzantine emperor
238:Rodolphe Guilland
222:is therefore, in
137:dressed with the
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286:Chrysotriklinos
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395:zōstē patrikia
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220:zōstē patrikia
212:zōstē patrikia
163:and after the
155:zostē patrikia
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