Background
Theodora is considered a daughter of Nikephoros Kantakouzenos, sebastokratōr.
Theodora is considered a daughter of Nikephoros Kantakouzenos, sebastokratōr.
According to the history of their kinsman John VI Kantakouzenos, Nikephoros was imprisoned by orders of Alexios Apokaukos, one of the main advisors of Anna of Savoy in the civil war against John VI, in 1341. Nikephoros was later released and recorded as governing Adrianople in the 1350s, having been made sebastokrator. The identity of Theodora"s mother is unknown.
