Vatatzes
Sign in to savethumb|right|150px|Alleged coat of arms of the Vatatzes family The House of Vatatzes or Batatzes () was a noble Byzantine Greek family of the 11th–14th centuries with several branches, which produced several senior generals of the Byzantine army and, after John III Doukas Vatatzes intermarried with the Laskaris family, the ruling line of the Empire of Nicaea until the usurpation of Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261. The feminine form of the name is Vatatzina or Vatatzaina () or Batatzina or Batatzaina ().
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- Origins
- In the 11th–12th centuries
- Rulers of the Empire of Nicaea
- Later members
- Family trees
- Komnenian-era family
- Nicaean imperial dynasty
- See also
- References
- Sources
thumb|right|150px|Alleged coat of arms of the Vatatzes family The House of Vatatzes or Batatzes () was a noble Byzantine Greek family of the 11th–14th centuries with several branches, which produced several senior generals of the Byzantine army and, after John III Doukas Vatatzes intermarried with the Laskaris family, the ruling line of the Empire of Nicaea until the usurpation of Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261. The feminine form of the name is Vatatzina or Vatatzaina () or Batatzina or Batatzaina ().
==Origins== According to the Greek scholar Konstantinos Amantos, the name Vatatzes is a diminutive form of , , 'bramble, briar', and suggests that it was given as a nickname signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is , , 'ray fish'.