Inger (senator)

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Inger (Greek: Ἴγγηρ Μαρτινάκιος) was a Byzantine soldier, politician and courtier who lived around 814 to after 870. He came from the noble Martinakioi family in Constantinople. Some scholars think his name hints at Scandinavian roots, while others propose a Phrygian-Gothograeci ancestry, and the exact family background is unclear. Inger served under emperors Theophilos and Michael III, excelled in the army, and later became a senator in Constantinople. Under Basil I the Macedonian he worked at the imperial court before retiring to his estates. He died sometime after 870. Inger married and had several children, including the future Empress Eudokia Ingerina.