Helena Megale Komnene
| Helena Megale Komnene | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Georgia | |
| Tenure | 1360–1366 |
| Died | 1366 |
| Spouse | Bagrat V of Georgia |
| Issue | George VII of Georgia David |
| House | Komnenos |
| Father | Basil of Trebizond |
| Mother | Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond or Irene of Trebizond |
Helena Megale Komnene (Greek: Έλενα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή, romanized: Elena Megalē Komnēnē; Georgian: ელენა კომნენა) (died 1366) is the name given for the first wife of King Bagrat V of Georgia. Her first name is recorded in The Georgian Chronicles,[1] and her family name is based on a theory which identifies her as a daughter of Basil of Trebizond.[citation needed] If true, the identity of her mother would be uncertain. Basil was bigamous, concurrently married to Irene Palaiologina and Irene of Trebizond.
Helena died in 1366, victim to a plague which had spread across Georgia during the 1350s and 1360s (possibly a recurrence of the Black Death).[2]
A year after her death, her husband married Anna of Trebizond.[3]
According to the Georgian Chronicle, Helena was survived by two children:[citation needed]
- George VII of Georgia
- David. Otherwise unknown.
References[edit]
- ^ The Georgian Chronicle
- ^ Dictionary of Georgian National Biography
- ^ Dictionary of Georgian National Biography: "Bagrat V"