Nikephoros III Botaneiates
The family name is attested in the 9th/10th century seal, but the first known family member is Philetos Synadenos, "krites" of Tarsus ca. 1000/6. During the 11th and 12th centuries, several family members appear as military commanders, connected to the great aristocratic families of Botaneiates and Komnenos; thus a member of the family was given as wife to the Hungarian king Géza I by Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Basil Synadenos was governor of Dyrrhachium in the 1040s, and Andronikos Synadenos was governor of several provinces under Manuel I Komnenos, including Cyprus.