Donation deed of the pinkernissa Anna Tornikina in favour of the Megas Stratopedarches Alexios and the Megas Primikerios Ioannes for the Pantokrator Monastery from August 1358
Properties
| ID | 124271 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Source |
| Source | Charter |
| Case Study | Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 |
| Provenance | Byzantine |
Description
Anna Tornikina owned a domain at Beltzista in the region of Zabaltia. She became the domain as a dowry from her father. This property was in 1358 in the hands of the Serbs. She promised a half of her possession to the Pantokrator Monastery in August 1358, because their founders, Megas Stratopedarches Alexios and Megas Primikerios Ioannes, were succesfull in reconquering the land from the Serbs in the area between Christupolis and the mouth of the Strymon. Anna Tornikina expected that they could also recover her domain.
Relations
Actors (3)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Relation Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantakuzenos Ioannes | Person | Mentioned in the donation deed of Pinkernissa Anna Tornikina for the Pantokrator Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos from August 1358. He was the son of the Pinkernes Demetrios Tornikes and Anna Tornikina. His brother was Andronikos. He had two sisters (Maria and Eirene) (Ἄννα πϊγκέρνισσα ἡ Τορνικίνα ἡ ἄνωθεν πρωτοτύπως προτάξασα οἰκειοχείρως σϋναινέσει καὶ ὅλη γνώμη καὶ τοῦ αὐθέντου μου τοῦ σϋζύγου μου καὶ τῶν φιλτάτων ἡμῶν παίδων Ἰωάννου Ἀνδρονίκου Μαρίας καὶ Εἰρήνης). His mother Anna Tornikina owned a domain at Beltzista in the region of Zabaltia. She became the domain as a dowry from her father. This property was in 1358 in the hands of the Serbs. She promised a half of her possession to the Pantokrator Monastery in August 1358, because their founders, Megas Stratopedarches Alexios and Megas Primikerios Ioannes, were succesfull in reconquering the land from the Serbs in the area between Christupolis and the mouth of the Strymon. Anna Tornikina expected that they could also recover her domain. Ioannes Kantakuzenos and his siblings gave Anna Tornikina the permission to donate a half of the property to the founders of the Pantokrator Monastery (Σίγνον Ιωάννου Καντακουζηνοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτῶν). | |||
| Tornikes Demetrios | Person | Probably identical with the unnamed pinkernes, against who the secret organisation was plotting. Seems to be the same person as Pinkernes Tornikes, who appears in the charter of property confirmation issued by Paulos, the Metropolitan of Zichna, and the ecclessiastical court for the Hilandar Monastery in the case of the watermill at Chantax from November 1378. Mentioned in the donation deed of Pinkernissa Anna Tornikina for the Pantokrator Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos from August 1358. He is attested as δοῦλος of the Byzantine Emperor Ioannes V Palaiologos. He held the position of Pinkernes in 1358. Married to Anna Tornikina. His offsprings were Ioannes Kantakuzenos, Andronikos Tornikes, Maria Tornikina and Eirene Tornikina. He signed the donation deed of his wife for the Pantokrator Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos from August 1358. He resided at that time probably in Constantinople. | |||
| Tornikina Anna | Person | Issuer of the donation deed for the Pantokrator Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos from August 1358. She was married to the Pinkernes Demetrios Tornikes and therefore held the title of Pinkernissa. She was probably the daughter of Parakoimomenos Andronikos Kantakuzenos. Her offsprings were Ioannes Kantakuzenos, Andronikos Tornikes, Maria Tornikina and Eirene Tornikina. She owned a domain at Beltzista in the region of Zabaltia. She became the domain as a dowry from her father. This property was in 1358 in the hands of the Serbs. She promised a half of her possession to the Pantokrator Monastery in August 1358, because their founders, Megas Stratopedarches Alexios and Megas Primikerios Ioannes, were succesfull in reconquering the land from the Serbs in the area between Christupolis and the mouth of the Strymon. Anna Tornikina expected that they could also recover her domain. |