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Isaac II Angelos or Angelus ( Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός Ἄγγελος, translit. Isaákios Komnēnós Ángelos; September 1156 – January 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and co-Emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204. In a 1185 revolt against the Emperor Andronikos Komnenos, Isaac seized power ...
- 12 September 1185 –, 8 April 1195
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Meanwhile, in Constantinople, the deposed Isaac II Angelos and his son Alexios IV Angelos were both in prison following the coup of Alexius III Angelos. [14] [19] However, Isaac was not destined to spend the rest of his days in jail; his young son Alexios IV escaped prison in the summer of 1203 and fled to the court of Philip of Swabia, the ...
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Isaac II Angelos or Angelus ( Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός Ἄγγελος, translit. Isaákios Komnēnós Ángelos; September 1156 – January 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and co-Emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204.
Apr 26, 2022 · Also Known As: "Ισαάκιος Β' Άγγελος", "Emperor of Byzantium", "Angelus", "saakios II Angelos", "Issac Angelo Doukas", "Isaac Of Byzantium". Birthdate: September 1156. Birthplace: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire. Death: January 28, 1204 (47) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.
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Isaac II Angelus (or Isaakios Angelos) (September 1156-1204), was the Byzantine emperor from 1185-1195, and again 1203-1204. He was a grandson of Theodora Comnena Porphyrogenita, youngest daughter of Emperor Alexius I, and thus a member of the extended imperial clan. In 1185, during Emperor Andronicus I Comnenus's absence from the capital, the ...
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See also Isaac II Angelos on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . ISAAC II. ( Angelus ), emperor of the East 1185–1195, and again 1203–1204, was the successor of Andronicus I. He inaugurated his reign by a decisive victory over the Normans in Sicily, but elsewhere his policy was less successful.
