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'''Duke of Patras''' is a title in the [[Peerages in Mesogeia|Peerage]] of [[Mesogeia]]n nobility, created in 1050. The holder of the title is afforded the rank of a Patrician 1st class, allowing them a hereditary seat in the Senate. The holder of the title is the head of the Bryennios family. It should be noted that the Duke of Patras is the | '''Duke of Patras''' is a title in the [[Peerages in Mesogeia|Peerage]] of [[Mesogeia]]n nobility, created in 1050. The holder of the title is afforded the rank of a Patrician 1st class, allowing them a hereditary seat in the Senate. The holder of the title is the head of the Bryennios family. It should be noted that the Duke of Patras courtesy title Lord Bryennios is the lowest in rank of all heirs to dukedoms, but due to its holder's high status and seniority the title is higher in precedence then a normally ranked lord. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 12 April 2021
Duke of Patras is a title in the Peerage of Mesogeian nobility, created in 1050. The holder of the title is afforded the rank of a Patrician 1st class, allowing them a hereditary seat in the Senate. The holder of the title is the head of the Bryennios family. It should be noted that the Duke of Patras courtesy title Lord Bryennios is the lowest in rank of all heirs to dukedoms, but due to its holder's high status and seniority the title is higher in precedence then a normally ranked lord.
History
The Bryennios family emerged sometime in the the eight century, originally possessing land near the city of Adrianopolis. Around 717 Nikephoros Bryennios was created Count of Patras. Two centuries later in 980 the Count of Patras fell out of favor with Emperor Romanox IV and his properties and estates were confiscated. Contemporaries claim that it was only at the insistence of his lovely daughter that his life was spared. Rumors circulated at the time claim that Maria Bryennissa was a lover of Romanos IV. Whatever the truth of this story centuries later an ancestor of the Bryennios line had an affair with Emperor Constantine XV in the 17th century producing offspring.
The Bryennios family managed to rise to prominence again, and 1050 Nikephoros Bryennios was awarded the title of Duke of Patras by Elena I and Constantine XI, co-Emperor and Empress of the Troianian Empire of Anatolia.