Maria Lekapene
E561927
Maria Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine princess from the Lekapenos dynasty who became empress consort of Bulgaria through her marriage to Tsar Peter I, symbolizing a significant political alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maria Lekapene canonical | 4 |
| Irene Lekapene | 2 |
| Helena Lekapene | 1 |
| Maria (Irene) Lekapene | 1 |
| Maria-Irene Lekapene | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6018753 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maria Lekapene Context triple: [Peter I of Bulgaria, spouse, Maria Lekapene]
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A.
Maria Laskarina
Maria Laskarina was a 13th-century Byzantine princess and Hungarian queen consort, daughter of Emperor Theodore I Laskaris and wife of King Béla IV of Hungary.
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B.
Sophia Palaiologina
Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
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C.
Irene Doukaina
Irene Doukaina was a Byzantine empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos, noted for her political influence at court and her role in the prominent Doukas–Komnenos dynastic alliance.
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D.
Maria of Trebizond
Maria of Trebizond was a Byzantine empress consort from the ruling house of the Empire of Trebizond who became the third wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in the 15th century.
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E.
Helena Palaiologina
Helena Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess of the Palaiologos dynasty, known primarily as the daughter of Despot Thomas Palaiologos and a member of the last ruling family of the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maria Lekapene Target entity description: Maria Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine princess from the Lekapenos dynasty who became empress consort of Bulgaria through her marriage to Tsar Peter I, symbolizing a significant political alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria.
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A.
Maria Laskarina
Maria Laskarina was a 13th-century Byzantine princess and Hungarian queen consort, daughter of Emperor Theodore I Laskaris and wife of King Béla IV of Hungary.
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B.
Sophia Palaiologina
Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
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C.
Irene Doukaina
Irene Doukaina was a Byzantine empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos, noted for her political influence at court and her role in the prominent Doukas–Komnenos dynastic alliance.
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D.
Maria of Trebizond
Maria of Trebizond was a Byzantine empress consort from the ruling house of the Empire of Trebizond who became the third wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in the 15th century.
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E.
Helena Palaiologina
Helena Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess of the Palaiologos dynasty, known primarily as the daughter of Despot Thomas Palaiologos and a member of the last ruling family of the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine princess
ⓘ
empress consort of Bulgaria ⓘ member of the Lekapenos dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine–Bulgarian relations
ⓘ
Byzantine–Bulgarian treaty of 927 ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927
|
| centuryOfBirth | 10th century ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
reign of Peter I of Bulgaria
ⓘ
reign of Romanos I Lekapenos ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| court |
Bulgarian imperial court at Preslav
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Preslav
|
| dynasty |
Lekapenos dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lekapenos family
|
| era | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| familyName | Lekapene ⓘ |
| father | Romanos I Lekapenos ⓘ |
| fatherPositionHeld | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| fatherTitle |
Romanos I Lekapenos – senior emperor of the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanos I Lekapenos
|
| givenName | Maria ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| marriagePurpose | consolidation of peace between Byzantium and Bulgaria ⓘ |
| marriageType | dynastic marriage ⓘ |
| marriedInto | Krum dynasty ⓘ |
| mother | Theodora (wife of Romanos I Lekapenos) ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | porphyrogenita ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cementing a peace alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria
ⓘ
first recorded Byzantine princess married to a Bulgarian ruler ⓘ |
| otherName |
Irene Lekapene
ⓘ
linked to:
Maria Lekapene
Maria-Irene Lekapene ⓘ
linked to:
Maria Lekapene
|
| placeOfMarriage |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| politicalRole | dynastic link between Byzantine Empire and First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Empress consort of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| relative |
Constantine VII
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
|
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Christopher Lekapenos
ⓘ
Constantine Lekapenos ⓘ Helena Lekapene ⓘ Stephen Lekapenos ⓘ |
| spouse | Peter I of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| spousePositionHeld |
Peter I of Bulgaria – Tsar of Bulgaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Peter I of Bulgaria
|
| spouseReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| spouseState | First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| startTimeOfMarriage | 927 ⓘ |
| titleAfterMarriage | Maria of Bulgaria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maria Lekapene Description of subject: Maria Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine princess from the Lekapenos dynasty who became empress consort of Bulgaria through her marriage to Tsar Peter I, symbolizing a significant political alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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