“Anna”, of Byzantium

Anna, who married Hmayeak, a Mamikonian prince (died c. 797), by whom she had Konstantinos, an officer at the court of Emperor Michael III.[17][18]

siblings:

• Sybatios Gnuni 800-> 847
• Basilios Gnuni 805-> 847
• Gregorius Gnuni 808-865
• Theodosius Gnuni 810-????

Notes

Nicholas Adontz in his book The age and origins of the emperor Basil I (1933) expressed a theory that Leo V and Theodosia were ancestors of Basil I. The theory was partly based on the account of his ancestry given by Constantine VII, a grandson of Basil I, as well as the accounts given by Theophanes Continuatus.[15] Basil I, according to these accounts, was a son of peasants. His mother is named by Constantine VII as "Pankalo". The name of his father was not recorded, but the names Symbatios and Constantine have been suggested; both were names used by the eldest sons of Basil, with eldest sons of Byzantines typically named after their grandfathers.[15] The paternal grandfather of Basil is named as Maiactes. The paternal grandmother was not named but was identified as a daughter of "Leo", a citizen of Constantinople. Adontz identified this Leo as Leo V, which would make Leo V and Theodosia great-grandparents of Basil I.[15] Adontz also suggested Constantine VII had made a mistake in the generations separating Maiactes and Basil. This suggests that Basil was a great-grandson of Maiactes and not old enough to have seen the wars with Krum of Bulgaria, which would make Leo V and Theodosia fourth-generation ancestors of Basil.[15]

The theory has been accepted by several genealogists, including Christian Settipani in his search for descent from antiquity. The name "Anna" has been suggested for the daughter of Leo V and Theodosia, because it was given to daughters of Basil I, Leo VI the Wise, Constantine VII and Romanos II--almost every emperor that would claim descent from this woman.[15]

References

• http://erwan.gil.free.fr/modules/freepages/pharaons/ramses_II.pdf page 13 - 14
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_V_the_Armenian
• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BYZANTIUM.htm#LeonVdied820B not listed by Cawley
• https://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00270692&tree=LEO called N.N., cites
• Nos Ancêtres de l'Antiquité Paris, 1991 , Settipani, Christian. 187

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