Helena Megale Komnene

Helena Megale Komnene
Queen consort of Georgia
Tenure	1360–1366
Died	1366
Spouse	Bagrat V of Georgia
Issue	George VII of Georgia David
House	Komnenos
Father	Basil of Trebizond
Mother	Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond or Irene of Trebizond

Helena Megale Komnene (Greek: Έλενα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή, romanized: Elena Megalē Komnēnē; Georgian: ელენა კომნენა) (died 1366) is the name given for the first wife of King Bagrat V of Georgia. Her first name is recorded in The Georgian Chronicles,[1] and her family name is based on a theory which identifies her as a daughter of Basil of Trebizond.^[citation needed] If true, the identity of her mother would be uncertain. Basil was bigamous, concurrently married to Irene Palaiologina and Irene of Trebizond.

Helena died in 1366, victim to a plague which had spread across Georgia during the 1350s and 1360s (possibly a recurrence of the Black Death).[2]

A year after her death, her husband married Anna of Trebizond.[3]

According to the Georgian Chronicle, Helena was survived by two children:^[citation needed]

• George VII of Georgia
• David. Otherwise unknown.

References

1. The Georgian Chronicle
2. Dictionary of Georgian National Biography
3. "Dictionary of Georgian National Biography: "Bagrat V"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-05-06.

Helena Megale Komnene Komnenos dynasty Born: 14th century Died: 1366
Royal titles
Vacant Title last held by Sindukhtar Jaqeli	Queen consort of Georgia 1360–1366	Succeeded by Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia