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Alexios III Angelos (Medieval Greek: Ἀλέξιος Ἄγγελος; c. 1153 – 1211), Latinized as Alexius III Angelus, was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to 17/18 July 1203. He reigned under the name Alexios Komnenos (Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός) associating himself with the Komnenos dynasty (from which he was descended cognatically).
- 8 April 1195 – 18 July 1203
- Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa
Alexius III Angelus was the Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203. He was the second son of Andronicus Angelus, grandson of Alexius I. In 1195 he was proclaimed emperor by the troops; he captured his brother, the emperor Isaac II, at Stagira in Macedonia and had him blinded and imprisoned.
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Alexios III Angelos, Latinized as Alexius III Angelus, was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to 17/18 July 1203. He reigned under the name Alexios Komnenos associating himself with the Komnenos dynasty. A member of the extended imperial family, Alexios came to the throne after deposing, blinding and imprisoning his younger brother Isaac II Angelos.
Alexios III Angelos, the Byzantine Emperor at the time made no preparations for the defence of the city – there were few troops and very few military vessels. Military expenditure was seen as a waste by the corrupt emperors of the time and the money used for personal interests or on favourites.
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Alexios III Angelos (1195–1203) Alexios was the elder brother of the emperor Isaakios II (1185–1195), who he deposed and blinded. Although he had some military success against the Second Bulgarian Emperor, established during the reign of Isaakios II, provincial leaders attempted to establish independent territories.
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Alexios III Angelos (1195–1203) Alexios, now on the throne, never realized that he had overthrown himself by deposing his brother. Niketas Choniates, Historia. Alexios III's climb to power set in chain a series of events that would ultimately lead to the crusader sack of Constantinople in 1204.
Apr 8, 2023 · Alexios III Angelos ( Greek: Άλέξιος Άγγελος; c. 1153 – 1211), Latinized as Alexius III Angelus, was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to 17/18 July 1203. He reigned under the name Alexios Komnenos ( Greek: Άλέξιος Κομνηνός), associating himself with the Komnenos dynasty (from which he was descended matrilineally).
