Cesarzowa Bułgarów, augusta i bazylisa – Maria-Irena Lekapena i transfer bizantyńskiej idei kobiety-władczyni (imperial feminine) w średniowiecznej Bułgarii
Empress of Bulgarians, augusta and basilissa – Maria-Irene Lekapene and the transfer of the idea of imperial feminine in the Medieval Bulgaria
Author(s): Zofia A. BrzozowskaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Social history
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Maria-Irene Lekapene; Peter I of Bulgaria; First Bulgarian State; Byzantine- Bulgarian relations; peace treaty of 927; Byzantine political thought; Byzantine influence on Old Bulgarian culture
Summary/Abstract: Maria Lekapene was a granddaughter of Byzantine Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos. In 927 she married Peter I of Bulgaria. Her marriage, ceremoniously entered into in Constantinople, aimed to strengthen the newly signed Byzantine-Bulgarian peace treaty. Historians attributed to the Empress a significant impact on the political moves of her husband. The Empress was also to introduce a lot of elements of the Byzantine theory of power in Bulgaria.
Journal: Slavia Meridionalis
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 1-28
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Polish