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Doukas

The House of Doukas (pl. Doukai; Greek: Δούκας, pl. Δούκαι, feminine form Doukaina; Δούκαινα), Latinized as Ducas, was a Byzantine Greek noble family, whose branches provided several notable generals and rulers to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries. A maternally-descended line, the Komnenodoukai, founded the Despotate of Epirus in the 13th…

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Founded
10th century, 1059 (as imperial dynasty)
Connected families
Komnenodoukas
Country
Byzantine Empire
Deposition
1081
Final ruler
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
Founder
Andronikos Doukas (first known) Constantine X Doukas (first emperor)

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related to Later branches · 43
Doukas → Albania, Albanian, Alexios, Among, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Constantine Ducas, Cretan, Demetrios Doukas Kabasilas, Demetrius Ducas, Despotate, Doukaites, Doukakes, Doukatos, Doukides, Doukopoulos, Epirus, From, Greece, Greek
related to Sources · 38
Doukas → Alexander, Archived, Asia Minor, Athens, Bojana, Byzance, Byzantine Prosopography, Byzantium, Cheynet, Contestations, Contribution, Demetrios, Encyclopaedia, Foundation, French, Hellenic World, ISBN, Jean-Claude, Kazhdan, Krsmanović
related to Doukai of the early 10th century · 34
Doukas → Andronikos, Andronikos Doukas, Baghdad, Battle, Both, Byzantine, Constantine, Constantine Doukas, Constantine's, Domestic, Doukai, Doux, Emperor Leo VI, Empress Theodora, Gregory, He, In, It, June, Katasyrtai
related to Doukas imperial dynasty · 21
Doukas → Again, Anatolia, Andronikos Doukas, Byzantium, Caesar, Constantine Doukas, Constantine's, Doukai, Doukid, Emperor Constantine, John Doukas, John's, Konstantios, Michael Psellos, Michael VII Doukas, Michael's, Nicholas Kallikles, Paphlagonia, The, These Doukai
related to Under the Komnenoi · 18
Doukas → Alexios, Anna Komnene, Byzantine, Caesar John, Constantine, Constantine Doukas, Doukai, Doukid, During, Irene Doukaina's, It, John Doukas, John II Komnenos, Komnenian, Komnenoi, Michael Doukas, The, Their
related to Lydoi-Doukai under Basil II · 15
Doukas → Andronikos Doux Lydos, Andronikos's, Bardas, Bardas Skleros, Christopher, Doukai, Emperor Basil II, It, Its, Khazars, Lydians, Lydoi, Mongos, The, Towards
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Doukas → Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire, History
Connected families · 1
Doukas → Komnenodoukas
Country · 1
Doukas → Byzantine Empire
Deposition · 1
Doukas → 1081

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doukai family century name byzantine constantine doux emperor later andronikos dynasty michael greek first known 10th son several sources branches

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DoukasConnected familiesKomnenodoukas1.00infobox
DoukasCountryByzantine Empire1.00infobox
DoukasDeposition10811.00infobox
DoukasFinal rulerNikephoros III Botaneiates1.00infobox
DoukasFounded10th century, 1059 (as imperial dynasty)1.00infobox
DoukasFounderAndronikos Doukas (first known) Constantine X Doukas (first emperor)1.00infobox
DoukasTitlesByzantine Emperor1.00infobox
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Doukasrelated to Doukai of the early 10th centuryEmpress Theodora0.60section
Doukasrelated to Doukai of the early 10th centuryPaulicians0.60section
Doukasrelated to Doukai of the early 10th centuryOrthodoxy0.60section
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