Marija, Patrikia
 Research Notes:
Zonaras names "Maria…Joannis Uladisthlavi uxor" and adds that the couple had three sons and six daughters. Cedrenus records that "Joannis Bladisthlabi viduam cum filiis tribus et sex filiabus…" submitted to Emperor Basileios II (in 1018), adding that the couple had three other sons, of whom two had escaped "in montem Tmuroum". Cedrenus records that "Mariam Joannis quondam uxorem" was sent to Constantinople "cum filiis suis" with gifts.
She settled in Constantinople where she adopted the name ZOE and became patrikia in 1019. Cedrenus records that "Prusianus Bulgarus magister…mater eius" was exiled by Emperor Romanos Argyros, dated to [1029/31]. 1
Marriage Information:
Marija married Ivan Vladislav KOMETOPOULOS, Tsar of the Bulgarians, son of Aaron KOMETOPOULOS, Tsar of Western Bulgaria. (Ivan Vladislav KOMETOPOULOS was born in Ohrid, Bulgaria and died in Feb 1018 in Durazzo Provence, West Albania.)
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