Family
By her first marriage, to Constantine X Doukas, Eudokia had:
- Michael VII Doukas
- Andronikos Doukas, co-emperor from 1068 to 1078
- Konstantios Doukas, co-emperor from c. 1060 to 1078, died 1081
- Anna Doukaina, a nun
- Theodora Doukaina, who married Domenico Selvo, Doge of Venice
- Zoe Doukaina, who married Adrianos Komnenos, a brother of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
By her second marriage, to Romanos IV Diogenes, Eudokia had:
- Nikephoros Diogenes
- Leo Diogenes
Michael Psellos was very close to the family, and Eudokia considered him an "uncle". According to Psellos she was very noble, beautiful, and intelligent.
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