Anna Komnene Angelina
| Anna Komnene Angelina | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Isaac Komnenos Theodore I Laskaris |
| Noble family | Angelus |
| Father | Alexios III Angelos |
| Mother | Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera |
| Born | c. 1176 |
| Died | 1212 |
Anna Komnene Angelina or Comnena Angelina (c. 1176 – 1212) was an Empress of Nicaea. She was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos and of Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera.
Her first marriage was to the sebastokratōr Isaac Komnenos, a great-nephew of the emperor Manuel I Komnenos. They had one daughter, Theodora Angelina. Soon after Anna's father became emperor, in 1195, Isaac Komnenos was dispatched to combat the Vlach-Bulgarian Rebellion. He was captured, became a pawn between rival Bulgarian and Vlach factions, and died in chains.
Her second marriage to Theodore Laskaris, eventually emperor of Nicaea, was celebrated in a double wedding in early 1200 (the other couple was Anna's sister Irene and Alexios Palaiologos).
Anna and Theodore had three daughters and two sons:
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