Theodora Komnene (
Greek: Θεοδώρα ἡ Κομνηνή, born circa 1134, died 2 January 1184),
LatinizedTheodora Comnena, was a daughter of the
Byzantine prince
Andronikos Komnenos and his wife, Eirene (?Aineiadissa). Based on the writings of
Niketas Choniates, it is likely Theodora was Andronikos' second daughter. The year of Theodora's birth is unknown.
Life and Death
Little is known of Theodora's early life, except that her father died in 1142. She does not appear in the historical record again until the late 1140s, when she was betrothed to and married
Henry II of Austria, whose first wife,
Gertrude of Supplingenburg had died in 1143.[1] The marriage had been arranged by her uncle,
Manuel I and her eventual husband's half-brother,
Conrad III of Germany, during the latter's stay in
Constantinople.[2]