Anna Komnene
Greek princess, scholar, physician, hospital administrator
Years: 1083 - 1153
Anna Komnene, Latinized as Comnena ( December 1, 1083 – 1153) is a Greek princess, scholar, physician, hospital administrator, and the daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos of Byzantium and Irene Doukaina.
She writes the Alexiad, an account of her father’s reign, which is unique in that it was written by a princess about her father.
