Anna Komnene

Anna Komnene (Greek: Ἄννα Κομνηνή, 1 December 1083 – 1153), commonly Latinized as Anna Comnena, was a Byzantine princess, scholar, physician, hospital administrator, and historian. She was the daughter of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and his wife Irene Doukaina. She is best known for her attempt to usurp her brother, John II Komnenos, and for her work The Alexiad, an account of her father's reign.

Anna Komnene in "Suffer a Sorceress"
In 1118, Anna Komnene, Princess of the Byzantine Empire, ambitiously anticipated the death of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.