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Maria of Trebizond
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Maria Komnene (daughter of Alexios IV).
Maria Megale Komnene (Greek: Μαρία Μεγάλη Κομνηνή; 1404 – 17 December 1439), known as Maria of Trebizond (Greek: Μαρία της Τραπεζούντος), was Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine emperorJohn VIII Palaiologos (r. 1425–1448). She was the last crowned Byzantine empress.