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Maria Skleraina (Greek: Μαρία Σκλήραινα; died c. 1045 CE), often referred to as the Skleraina, was the political adviser, official mistress, and potentially...

owed his influence with the emperor to his famously charming sister, Maria Skleraina, who had a very positive influence on Constantine in most areas. Finding...

Σκληρός; plural: Σκληροί, Skleroi), latinized Sclerus, feminine form Skleraina (Σκλήραινα), Latinized Scleraena, was a noble Byzantine family active...

influenced by his controversial wife or mistress, Maria Skleraina, a relative of his second wife, and Maria's family. Constantine had another mistress, an...

of Armenia before he turned twenty-five years old. His marriage to Maria Skleraina, daughter of Pantherios Skleros and sister of Bardas Skleros, linked...

decided to bring with him to his new station his long-standing mistress Maria Skleraina. Not content with bringing her to court, he insisted that he be allowed...

countess (b. 980) Radbot, Count of Habsburg (b. 985) Approximate date – Maria Skleraina, Byzantine Imperial political adviser "Sylvester III - pope or antipope"...

Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos (r. 1042–1055) for his mistress Maria Skleraina, to whom he accorded quasi-imperial honours. A number of individuals...

countess (b. 980) Radbot, Count of Habsburg (b. 985) Approximate date – Maria Skleraina, Byzantine Imperial political adviser 1046 January 24 – Eckard II,...

Basil Skleros, patrikios, magistros; they were the parents of: unnamed Skleraina, died before 1042; she married the future Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos...

entered monastery Basil I the Macedonian (813–886) from his marriage to Maria: Constantine (865–878), co-emperor with his father Anastasia from his marriage...