Maria of Alania (born Martha; 1053–1118). Byzantine empress by marriages to emperors Michael VII Doukas and Nikephoros III Botaneiates.
Her status as empress was considered a significant success for a newly unified Kingdom of Georgia, which would achieve regional influence comparable to that of Byzantium only during the reign of Martha's nephew, King David IV, who refused to carry a Byzantine title. Maria was the only non-Byzantine empress of the eleventh century.
- "After rejecting a proposal from Eudocia Macrembolitissa , he chose the "beautiful Maria" of Alania, she of the red hair, the alabaster skin, and the bright blue eyes." https://www.encyclopedia.com/.../anna-dalassena-c-1025-1105
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