Alexios Komnenos (co-emperor) - Wikipedia Alexios Komnenos (co-emperor) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other people with the same name, see Alexios Komnenos (disambiguation). Emperor of the Romans Alexios Komnenos Emperor of the Romans Mosaic of Alexios Komnenos in Hagia Sophia. He is depicted as a beardless youth, probably at the time of his coronation at 16 or 17 years of age. Co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire Reign 1122–1142 Coronation 1122 as co-emperor Born February 1106 Balabista (today Sidirokastro) in Macedonia Died Late summer 1142 (aged 36) Attaleia, Pamphylia Spouse Eupraxia-Dobrodjeja of Kiev Eirene-Kata of Georgia Issue Maria Komnene Dynasty Komnenos Father John II Komnenos Mother Irene of Hungary Alexios Komnenos, latinised as Alexius Comnenus (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός), was the eldest son of the Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos and his wife Eirene of Hungary. He was born in February 1106 at Balabista (today Sidirokastro) in Macedonia, was made co-emperor with his father at 16 or 17 years of age and died on 2 August 1142 [1] at Attalia, Pamphylia. He was an elder brother of the emperor Manuel I Komnenos, and had a twin sister, Maria Komnene (plus other siblings). Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Footnotes 4 References Life[edit] Alexios was made co-emperor by his father in 1122, but died in 1142. This was the year before his father's death as the result of a hunting accident. The reign of John II is less well chronicled than those of his father, Alexios I, or successor, Manuel I, and coverage of the life of his son Alexios is very sparse. A panegyrical poem by Theodore Prodromos was addressed to John and his son on the occasion of the coronation of Alexios. It hailed both rulers as "kings born of kings and emperors, reformers of old customs and privileges, with whom the august throne and sceptre-bearing are a paternal acquisition, a matter of inheritance."[2] His final illness is described: "...of the severest kind and of short duration, took the form of a rushing fever attacking the head as though it were an acropolis."[1] The location of Alexios' death, at Attalia, suggests that he was on campaign with his father, who had established this city as a base from which to pacify the inland areas around Lake Pousgousē (probably the modern Beyşehir Gölü).[3] Alexios' younger brother Andronikos was charged with escorting the body back to Constantinople, however, while discharging this duty, he too was taken ill and died.[4] Family[edit] John II and his eldest son Alexios (right), crowned by Christ The identity of his wife is uncertain. It is possible he was married twice, the first wife being Dobrodjeja Mstislavna of Kiev, a daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev, and the second being Kata of Georgia, a daughter of David IV of Georgia. While both women are known to have married members of the Komnenoi family, several theories have been suggested as to the identities of their husband or husbands. His daughter Maria Komnene married the pansebastos Alexios Axuch. He was the son of John Axuch, the megas domestikos (commander-in-chief of the Byzantine army), who was a close friend of John II.[5] Alexios Axuch served as Duke of Cilicia and protostrator. However he eventually fell out of favor with Manuel I Komnenos in 1167. John Kinnamos and Niketas Choniates report that the accusations against him included practice of witchcraft. He and an unnamed "Latin wizard" were accused of causing the pregnancy of Maria of Antioch, the Empress consort, to result in a miscarriage. They supposedly managed to do so by providing drugs to Maria.[6] Alexios ended his life as a monk.[citation needed] Maria Komnene, "wife of Alexios the protostrator" was mentioned in a seal. According to the Dictionnaire historique et Généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople (1983) by Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza, this Maria was suffering from insanity by the end of her life.[7] They were the parents of John Komnenos "the Fat", a short-lived rival emperor to Alexios III Angelos. Theodora Axuchina, wife of Alexios I of Trebizond, is considered a possible daughter of John the Fat.[citation needed] Footnotes[edit] ^ a b Choniates p.22 ^ Magdalino p. 422. ^ Choniates pp. 21-22 ^ Choniates p.374 ^ Choniates p.59 ^ Lynda Garland and Andrew Stone, "Mary of Antioch" ^ Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza, Dictionnaire historique et Généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople (1983), p. 276. References[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexios Komnenos (d. 1142). Choniates, Niketas (1984). O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates. transl. by H. Magoulias. Detroit. ISBN 0-8143-1764-2. Magdalino, Paul (1993). The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143–1180. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52653-1. Varzos, Konstantinos (1984). Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών [The Genealogy of the Komnenoi] (PDF) (in Greek). A. Thessaloniki: Centre for Byzantine Studies, University of Thessaloniki. pp. 339–348. OCLC 834784634. Alexios Komnenos (co-emperor) Komnenos dynasty Born: 1106 Died: 1142 Regnal titles Preceded by John II Komnenos Byzantine Emperor 1122–1142 With: John II Komnenos Succeeded by John II Komnenos v t e The Komnenoi of the Byzantine Empire and the Empire of Trebizond 1st generation Nikephoros Komnenos Manuel Erotikos Komnenos 2nd generation Isaac I Komnenos John Komnenos 3rd generation Manuel Komnenos Isaac Komnenos Alexios I Komnenos Adrianos Komnenos Nikephoros Komnenos 4th generation John Komnenos Alexios Komnenos Constantine Komnenos Adrianos/John IV, Archbishop of Ohrid Anna Komnene Maria Komnene John II Komnenos Andronikos Komnenos Isaac Komnenos Eudokia Komnene Theodora Komnene 5th generation Alexios Komnenos Andronikos Komnenos Isaac Komnenos Manuel I Komnenos John Tzelepes Komnenos Andronikos I Komnenos 6th generation John Doukas Komnenos Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria Alexios Komnenos Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem Maria Komnene Alexios II Komnenos Alexios Komnenos Manuel Komnenos John Komnenos Alexios Komnenos 7th generation Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem Theodora Komnene, Princess of Antioch David Komnenos Alexios I Megas Komnenos 8th generation John I Axouchos Manuel I Megas Komnenos 9th generation Andronikos II Megas Komnenos Theodora Megale Komnene George Megas Komnenos John II Megas Komnenos 10th generation Alexios II Megas Komnenos Michael Megas Komnenos 11th generation Andronikos III Megas Komnenos Basil Megas Komnenos Anna Anachoutlou John III Megas Komnenos 12th generation Manuel II Megas Komnenos Alexios III Megas Komnenos 13th generation Anna Megale Komnene, Queen of Georgia Manuel III Megas Komnenos Eudokia Megale Komnene, Lady of Sinop 14th generation Alexios IV Megas Komnenos 15th generation John IV Megas Komnenos Maria Megale Komnene, Byzantine empress Alexander Megas Komnenos David Megas Komnenos 16th generation Theodora Megale Komnene ("Despina Khatun") Uncertain generation Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier Related subjects AIMA prophecy Only male-line descendants who are independently notable are shown. 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