Chadenos

Chadenos (Χαδηνὸς) is the name of a Byzantine aristocratic family dedicated to the civil service at Constantinople. The feminine form of the name is Chadena.
The family has been in the civil service for the better part of a century and have found favor under John III Doukas Vatatzes and his son, Theodore II Laskaris, who employed Constantine Chadenos as General Logothete. The Chadenoi also have a presence in the ecclesiastical service.
Category:Byzantine families