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Who was the only German consort of a Byzantine Emperor?

Question #150890. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Apr 04 2024.
Originally posted Apr 04 2024 7:25 AM.

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Bertha of Sulzbach is another example of how 'royal' marriages were, in the past, arranged more for political than amorous reasons.
Emissaries of the Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus arrived in Germany, seeking an alliance against Roger II of Sicily. To seal the alliance, the emissaries requested that Conrad send a princess of his family to be married to the emperor's son, Manuel.
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Apr 04 2024, 9:44 AM
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