Hatte Stefan I. von Serbien eine tochter namens Komnene? Zur aktue llen diskussion über die Chomatenos-akten zu Stefan Nemanjić und Seinem bruder Sava

Abstract

This contribution examines the article “Stefan Nemanjić i njegov brat Sava u spisima Dimitrija Homatina” by Vlada Stanković (2012) critically. On the basis of Chomatenos files (nos. 1, 3, 10, 13 and 86), he tried to obtain new details about in what way and with what results political and ecclesiastical communication between Epiros and Serbia took place in the period 1215-1219/20. In the course of this, as this present study shows, he repeatedly reached rash, questionable or untenable conclusions. Also the question raised by him - with a critical intention - about the name of Stefan Nemanjić’s daughter is now once again discussed and finally decided in such a way as this was already done in the present author’s edition of Chomatenos: The name Komnene, by which she is designated in the only source on her person (files nos. 1 and 2), is her family name and thus not her first or baptismal name. The latter remains unknown.

Keywords

• Demetrios Chomatenos
• Grand Župan/King Stefan Nemanjić
• King Radoslav
• Archbishop Sava
• Archbishopric of Ohrid
• Theodoros Doukas