Rendakis ( Greek: Ρενδάκις), also Rendakios (Ρενδάκιος) or Rentakios (Ρεντάκιος) was a powerful Byzantine noble family in the 8th to 10th centuries.
The Rendakis family was first mentioned during the reign of Leo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741). [1] Although the family were native Greek speakers, [2] the etymology of the family name is believed by some scholars to have been of Slavic origin. [3] In the beginning of the 8th century, the number of officials of clearly provincial origin had increased, and the Rendakioi was one of these families. [4] In the 9th century, the family numbered among the most powerful families in the Byzantine Empire, alongside those of Bryennios, Choirosphaktes, Monomachos, and Tessarakontapechys. [5]
There were several individuals in early medieval Greece with surnames of Slavic origin which appear in written sources of the tenth (Rendakios Helladikos) or eleventh century (Constantine Rendakios…Even though the names are of Slavic origin, the individuals thus named were speakers of Greek, not Slavic.
Rendakis ( Greek: Ρενδάκις), also Rendakios (Ρενδάκιος) or Rentakios (Ρεντάκιος) was a powerful Byzantine noble family in the 8th to 10th centuries.
The Rendakis family was first mentioned during the reign of Leo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741). [1] Although the family were native Greek speakers, [2] the etymology of the family name is believed by some scholars to have been of Slavic origin. [3] In the beginning of the 8th century, the number of officials of clearly provincial origin had increased, and the Rendakioi was one of these families. [4] In the 9th century, the family numbered among the most powerful families in the Byzantine Empire, alongside those of Bryennios, Choirosphaktes, Monomachos, and Tessarakontapechys. [5]
There were several individuals in early medieval Greece with surnames of Slavic origin which appear in written sources of the tenth (Rendakios Helladikos) or eleventh century (Constantine Rendakios…Even though the names are of Slavic origin, the individuals thus named were speakers of Greek, not Slavic.