Duki ( Greek Δούκαι - plural of Δούκας , Dukas; w. Δούκαινα ) - a well-known Byzantine surname of Armenian origin. According to the American Byzantineist D. Polemis, the name Duk is a translation of the Armenian “ sparapet ” [1] . Another Byzantinist, P. Haranis, confirms the Armenian origin of the Duk clan [2] . The dynasty that advanced in the 11th century gave the first statesman (minister) to the reign of Isaac Komnin , who later himself became the Byzantine emperor under the name of Constantine X (1059-67); his wife was the famous writer Evdokia Macrembolitissa .
The son of Constantine, Michael VII , reigned from 1071 to 1078 . The son-in-law of the Nicene Emperor Theodore I Laskaris , John Duc Vatats , took the throne after the death of Laskaris ( 1222 ) under the name of John III. He sought to restore the Byzantine Empire . In 1246 he succeeded in combining the possessions of Thessalonian Angels with Nicaea. His second wife was the daughter of Emperor Frederick II. He died in 1255 . After him reigned his son, Theodore II (until 1259 ), and his grandson, John IV (until 1260 ).
Notes
- ↑ Polemis DI The Doukai. L., 1968. P. 14, 134 sq
- ↑ Charanis P. The Armenians in the. Lisboa, 1963. P. 44
Literature
- Duca, Byzantine surname // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Polemis DI The Doukai. L., 1968. P. 14, 134 sq.
- Charanis P. The Armenians in the. Lisboa, 1963. P. 44.