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At the death of Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos in 1143, the throne passed not to his third and oldest living son, Isaac Komnenos, but his youngest son, Manuel I Komnenos, who successfully claimed the throne. Isaac held the auxiliary position of sebastokrator.
In an effort to improve relations with Alexios I Komnenos of the Byzantine Empire, Coloman negotiated the marriage of Piroska to John II Komnenos. John II was the eldest son of Alexios I and Irene Doukaina. He was already co-ruler of his father since late 1092 and was expected to succeed him.
Andronikos Komnenos or Andronicus Comnenus ( Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός) may refer to: Andronikos Komnenos (son of Alexios I) (1091–1130/31), Byzantine prince. Andronikos Komnenos (son of John II) ( c. 1108 -1142), Byzantine prince. Andronikos I Komnenos ( c. 1118 -1185), Byzantine emperor. Andronikos II Megas Komnenos (d ...
Mother. Bertha of Sulzbach. Maria Komnene (or Comnena) ( Greek: Μαρία Κομνηνή, Maria Komnēnē; Constantinople, March 1152 – July 1182) was the eldest daughter of the Emperor Manuel I Komnenos by his first wife, Bertha of Sulzbach. [1] She was known as the Porphyrogennete (Πορφυρογέννητη) or Porphyrogenita because ...
John Komnenos (Latinized as Comnenus ), nicknamed " the Fat " ( Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνὸς ὁ παχύς, romanized : Ioannis Komninos o pahys ), was a Byzantine noble who attempted to usurp the imperial throne from Alexios III Angelos in a short-lived coup in Constantinople on 31 July 1201 (or 1200). [1] The coup drew on ...
Alexios was the son of John Komnenos and Anna Dalassene, [4] and the nephew of Isaac I Komnenos (emperor 1057–1059). Alexios' father declined the throne on the abdication of Isaac, who was thus succeeded by Constantine X Doukas (r. 1059–1067) and died as a monk in 1067. Alexios and his elder brother, Manuel Komnenos served under Romanos IV Diogenes (r. 1068–1071) with distinction against ...
