Manuel III years 1349&ndash 1390 s end Emperors of Trebizond DEFAULTSORT Alexios 03 Of Trebizond ...Image Chrysobull of Alexius III of Trebizond.jpg thumb right 300px AlexiosIII and his wife Theodora Kantakouzene , from the chrysobull he granted to the Dionysiou monastery . AlexiosIII Megas Komnenos or Alexius III lang el , AlexiosIII Megas Komn nos , 5 October 1338 &ndash ... of Emperor Basil of Trebizond and his second and bigamous wife, Irene of Trebizond . AlexiosIII was originally named John , I ann s , and took the name Alexios either in memory of his older brother who had died prematurely or of his paternal grandfather, Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond .... Alexios arrived in Trebizond on December 22, 1349 and was accepted as emperor by the nobility ... Lazaropoulos, who later became Metropolitan of Trebizond. Alexios position was safeguarded by the consignment of the deposed Emperor Michael to a monastery. File AlexiosIII of Trebizond.JPG thumb right 220px Coin of AlexiosIII Grand Komnenos 1350 1390 . In 1351 the connection to John VI Kantakouzenos ..., and on September 20, 1351, AlexiosIII married Theodora Kantakouzene , a relative of the Byzantine ... of Trebizond . Insubordinate nobles had to be overwhelmed one by one by the emperor s forces. Alexios ... in 1355 marked the end of the fifteen years of civil unrest. External affairs AlexiosIII now ... s daughters. A new attempt by the nobility on AlexiosIII failed in 1363. The Metropolitan ... in 1381, its volume continued to decline. During his long reign, AlexiosIII had repaired ... is an object of artistic merit and beauty. When AlexiosIII died on March 20, 1390, he was succeeded by his son Manuel III. Issue By his wife Theodora Kantakouzene , AlexiosIII had six ... Basil 1358&ndash 1377 Manuel III of Trebizond Manuel III 1364&ndash 1417 , Emperor 1390&ndash 1416 ..., Manuel III John References Commons category AlexiosIII Megas Komnenos The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium ... more details
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Alexios IV Megas Komnenos or Alexius IV lang el , Alexios IV Megas Komn nos , 1382 1429 , Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from March 5, 1417 to October 1429. He was the son of Emperor Manuel III of Trebizond Manuel III and Gulkhan Eudokia of Georgia . Reign Alexios IV ... John murdered Alexios Treasurer, alleging an affair between him and the Empress Theodora Kantakouzene, wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond Theodora Kantakouzene . He also attempted to eliminate his .... Due to John s disloyalty and usurpation, Alexios IV made his younger son Alexander of Trebizond ... recover his position in Trebizond. Alexios IV marched out to resist his son, but was murdered during ... Kantakouzene, wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond Theodora Kantakouzene . Her parents were Theodore ... Alexios S start s hou Komnenos Komnenid dynasty 1382 1429 s reg succession box title Emperor of Trebizond before Manuel III of Trebizond Manuel III after John IV of Trebizond John IV years 1417 1429 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name Alexios IV of Trebizond alternative names short description date of birth 1382 place of birth date of death 1429 place of death DEFAULTSORT Alexios 04 Of Trebizond ..., the two quarreled as Alexios was impatient to assume supreme power. When his father died in 1417, Alexios was accused by some of having expedited his death. He inherited a conflict with the Republic of Genoa Genoese , who defeated the fleet of Trebizond and seized a local monastery, which ... Koyunlu or White Sheep Turks. Alexios sought to avoid hostility by marrying off daughters to his powerful Muslim neighbors. One daughter was married to Kara Yusuf s son Jihan Shah in c.1420, and Alexios ... . Though Osman himself was likely the groom. Alexios marital policy also extended to his Christian neighbors, and his daughter Maria of Trebizond was married off to the Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos ... the biological grandparents of Catherine Cornaro . According to George Finlay, Alexios IV spent much ... more details
to be already pregnant. Alexios mother Eudokia, who now returned to Trebizond on the pretext of inducing ... 33 years of reign, the Emperor died and the throne passed to his eldest son, Andronicus III of Trebizond Andronikos . Family Alexius and Djiadjak Jaqeli had at least six children Andronikos III of Trebizond Andronikos III , Emperor of Trebizond 1330 1332. Basil of Trebizond Basil , Emperor of Trebizond ..., murdered by his brother Andronikos III in 1330. Anna of Trebizond Anna Anachoutlou , a nun, became ... III of Trebizond Andronikos III years 1297&ndash 1330 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name Alexios II of Trebizond alternative names short description date of birth 1282 place of birth date of death 1330 place of death DEFAULTSORT Alexios 02 Of Trebizond Category Emperors of Trebizond Category ...Alexios II Megas Komnenos or Alexius II lang el , Alexios II Megas Komn nos , Sept. Dec. 1282&ndash 1330 , was Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from 1297 to 1330. He was the elder son of John II of Trebizond John II and Eudokia Palaiologina , and also used the name Palaiologos ... his young ward to a daughter of the high court official Nikephoros Choumnos , but Alexios without asking ... from the custody of Andronikos II, Alexios proved to be a skillful and energetic ruler, under whose reign Empire of Trebizond reached the climax of its prosperity. In 1301 or 1302 he defeated a Turkmen people Turkmen invasion, who after conquering province of Chalybia, had penetrated deep into Trebizond ... settlement at Daphnous, the coastal suburb to the east of Trebizond, grew larger and the Genoan merchants refuse to allow the emperor s customs officials to inspect their wares. After Alexios refused the Genoese demands for further concessions in 1306, they threatened to leave Trebizond altogether ... set fire to the suburbs of Trebizond and damaged much of their own and the citizens property ... 1316. This did not put a complete end to the tensions between the Genoese and the Emperor of Trebizond ... more details
Alexios, occupied Trabzon Trebizond with the aid of a Georgian contingent provided by his aunt, Queen ... at nye Oinaion between Trebizond and Sinop, Turkey Sinope . Those three places all declared for Alexios, and while he remained cautiously in the neighbourhood of Trebizond, his brother David Komnenos ... history. From Herakleia the new state extended east to Trebizond itself and then to Bor ka Soterioupolis on the Georgian frontier. Alexios made parts of the Crimea tributary to Trebizond. Chersonesus ... to enjoy the special protection of Saint Eugenios of Trebizond . Family and succession Alexios ... John I and Manuel I of Trebizond Manuel I , and Komnene, daughter of Alexios I of Trebizond Komnene , a daughter who married Andronikos I of Trebizond Andronikos I . Alexios died at forty on 1 February ... color ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Alexios I of Trebizond ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alexios 01 Of Trebizond ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ...Refimprove date April 2009 Infobox monarch name Alexios I Megas Komnenos title image caption reign 1204 ... display inline,title predecessor suc type heir John I of Trebizond successor Andronikos I of Trebizond ... John I of Trebizond John , Manuel I of Trebizond Manuel , Komnene royal house dynasty royal anthem royal motto father Manuel Komnenos born 1145 mother Rusudan, daughter of Giorgi III of Georgia Rusudan children religion Alexios I Megas Komnenos or Alexius I Comnenus lang el , Alexios I Megas Komn nos c. 1182 &ndash February 1, 1222 was Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from 1204 to 1222. He was the eldest son of Manuel Komnenos born 1145 Manuel Komnenos and of Rusudan, daughter of Giorgi III of Georgia Rusudan , daughter of George III of Georgia . He was thus ... s Alexios and David. Their mother Rusudan fled either to Georgia country Georgia or to the southern ... conquered as far west as Eregli Herakleia Pontike well on the way to Constantinople . Alexios took ... more details
Hatnote This article is about the wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond . For other women of the same name ... consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond . Family Theodora and her relations are named in Dell Imperadori ... was only thirteenth when she became in 1395 the consort of the co emperor Alexios IV of Trebizond , who ... in Trebizond at the death of her father in law the emperor Manuel III of Trebizond , in 1417. Celebrated ..., p. 337 350 ref Marriage Wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond , she gave him at least five children ref http fmg.ac Projects MedLands TREBIZOND.htm AlexiosIVTrebizondB Profile of Alexios IV and his children in Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley ref John IV of Trebizond c. 1403 1460 . Maria of Trebizond c. 1404 1439 . Married John VIII Palaiologos . Alexander of Trebizond . Co Emperor with his father .... Married Jahan Shah . Empress Manuel III died on 5 March 1417. Alexios IV succeeded him with Theodora ... Kantakouzene, Theodora, Wife Of Alexios 04 Of Trebizond Category 14th century births Category ..., ignoring Theodora, names another sister of Eirene as Helena Kantakouzene, Empress of Trebizond Helena Kantakouzene . He calls her wife of David of Trebizond , a son of Theodora, who in fact was the husband of Maria of Gothia. Spandounes was confused on which Emperor of Trebizond was brother in law ... of the protovestiarios of the court of Trebizond, a scandalous adultery which, according to him, provoked ... affair between a member of the imperial dynasty of Trebizond and a protovestiarios , namely Manuel III, the father in law of Theodora. This event is reported by the Spanish traveller Gonzalez de Clavijo, who visited Trebizond in 1404 not much after the facts. He adds that this scandalous relationship induce the young Alexios IV, Theodora s husband, to rebel against his father Manuel, so a very similar ... Alexios IV only after the death of Theodora 1426 , at the end of 1427, certainly because his late mother ... benefactress, and in a special discourse of consolation addressed to Alexios IV, really desperate by the death ... more details
Persondata . NAME Komnene, Daughter Of Alexios 01 Of Trebizond ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Komnene, Daughter Of Alexios 01 Of Trebizond Category 13th century births Category 13th century deaths Category Empresses of Trebizond ...Komnene was the wife of Andronikos I of Trebizond . Her first name is unknown. Komnene is the female form of Komnenos , her family name. ref http www.thepeerage.com p21911.htm i219104 Peerage.com unknown daughter Comnene ref Family She was the only known daughter of Alexios I of Trebizond and Theodora Axuchina . Her siblings included John I of Trebizond and Manuel I of Trebizond . ref name fmg.ac http fmg.ac Projects MedLands TREBIZOND.htm AlexiosITrebizondB Profile of Alexios I and his children ... Komnenos and of Rusudan, daughter of Giorgi III of Georgia Rusudan . Her maternal grandfather was probably John Komnenos the Fat John Komnenos Axouch . John was a short lived rival emperor to AlexiosIII Angelos . On 31 July 1200, John was proclaimed Emperor in Hagia Sophia . He was betrayed and killed by his own soldiers, defecting back to the service of Alexios. ref http fmg.ac Projects MedLands ... Cawley ref A Genealogy of the Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond by Kelsey Jackson Williams, gives his nickname ... of Hungary . ref Kelsey Jackson Williams, A Genealogy of the Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond , Foundations ... of this family name is unknown. The article Byzantine Trebizond A Provincial Literary Landscape by Jan ... origins. ref http www.anst.uu.se janorose Trebizond.pdf Jan Olof Rosenqvist, Byzantine Trebizond .... ref name ancientsites.com http www.ancientsites.com aw Post 593229 Basileos Nestor , The Empire of Trebizond Part 1 ref On 1 February 1222, Alexios I died. He was succeeded not by his sons but by his ... brother John I of Trebizond . ref name fmg.ac s start s roy s bef before Theodora Axuchina s ttl title Empire of Trebizond Empress consort of Trebizond years c. 1222 1235 s aft after Anna Xylaloe ... more details
c. 1310 1332 s reg succession box title Emperor of Trebizond before Alexios II of TrebizondAlexios II after Manuel II of Trebizond Manuel II years 1330&ndash 1332 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name Andronikos III of Trebizond alternative names short description date of birth 1310 place of birth date of death 1332 place of death DEFAULTSORT Andronikos 03 Of Trebizond Category 1310 births Category 1332 deaths Category Emperors of Trebizond Category Komnenos dynasty Category Orthodox monarchs Byzantine bio stub bg III de Andronikos III. Trapezunt el es Andr nico III de Trebisonda fa fr Andronic III de Tr bizonde it Andronico III di Trebisonda ka III la Andronicus III imperator Trapezuntinus lt Andronikas III Megas Komninas nl Andronikos III Megas Komnenos pl Andronik III Wielki Komnen pt Andr nico III da Trebizonda ru III sr III tr Trabzonlu III. Andronikos Komnenos ...Andronikos III Megas Komnenos or Andronicus III lang el , Andronikos III Megas Komn nos , c. 1310 &ndash 1332 Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from 1330 to 1332. He was an eldest son of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his Caucasian Iberia Iberian wife, Djiadjak Jaqeli of Samckhe. One of his first actions when he became emperor was to put to death his two younger brothers, George Azachoutlou and Michael Achpougas. His other brother Basil of Trebizond Basil managed to escape to Constantinople , where his uncle Michael of Trebizond Michael was probably already residing. He died in 1332 after a reign of 20 months and was briefly succeeded by his possibly illegitimate son, Manuel II of Trebizond Manuel II . The crimes of Andronikos had shocked the people of Trebizond ... preserved no other details on the circumstances of his short reign. References W. Miller, Trebizond ... more details
Manuel III Megas Komnenos Greek language Greek , Manou l III Megas Komn nos December 16, 1364 March 5, 1417 was Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from March 20, 1390 to his death in 1417. He was the son of Emperor AlexiosIII of Trebizond by Theodora Kantakouzene . Manuel ... son Alexius IV of TrebizondAlexios IV , although he had been associated in authority as despotes . Manuel ... dynasty 16 December 1364 5 March 1417 s reg succession box title Emperor of Trebizond before AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexiosIII after Alexios IV of TrebizondAlexios IV years 1390&ndash 1417 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name Manuel III of Trebizond alternative names short description date ... of the Byzantine Doukas family. Manuel III became emperor in 1390. In 1391 and 1396, he confirmed ... I was a considerable benefit to Empire of Trebizond, since the expanding Ottomans were a serious ..., much to the relief of the people of Trebizond. Tamerlane also put his son Mirza Halil in charge of the affairs of Armenia, Trebizond, and Georgia, but with his father s death in 1405 Halil rushed off to assume the throne at Samarkand leaving Trebizond and the local Turkmen people Turkmen princes of the region ... of the people against the page. At the same time, Alexios, covetous of the throne, raised the flag ... then dispersed, but Alexios, who was still seeking the crown, was forced to reconcile with his father. Ironically, the price of reconciliation was that Alexios take the young page into his service. Manuel III died in March 1417, and was succeeded by Alexios IV. The ambassador to Tamerlane Ruy Gonz les de Clavijo was received by Manuel while passing through Trebizond in April 1404 and wrote the following ... , Oxford University Press, 1991. W. Miller, Trebizond The Last Greek Empire of the Byzantine Era ... Manuel 03 Of Trebizond Category Emperors of Trebizond Category Komnenos dynasty Category 14th century ... Category Orthodox monarchs de Manuel III. Trapezunt el es Manuel III de Trebisonda ... more details
III as emperor, the deposed Empress Anna of Trebizond Anna Anachoutlou was strangled, and her noble supporters executed or exiled shortly following John s coronation. John III turned out to be a weak ...John III Megas Komnenos Greek language Greek , I ann s III Megas Komn nos c. 1321 1362 was Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from September 4, 1342 to May 3, 1344. He was a son of Emperor Michael of Trebizond who had reigned for a day in 1341 and Acropolitissa, wife of Michael of Trebizond Acropolitissa , a daughter of Constantine Acropolites . John lived most of his life in Constantinople where his father had lived since c. 1297. When Michael became Emperor of Trebizond for a day in 1341 and was quickly deposed and imprisoned by Grand Duke John the Eunuch of Limnia , John was still in Constantinople. However, in 1342 the leaders of the Scholarioi , Niketas Scholares and Gregory, visited him there and persuaded the young man to come with them to Trebizond and take the throne. With the approval of the Byzantine government, the group set out for Trebizond in September 1342 after enlisting the support of three Republic of Genoa Genoese galleys, bringing their little ... , where he died in 1362. References W. Miller, Trebizond The Last Greek Empire of the Byzantine Era ... of Trebizond before Anna of Trebizond Anna after Michael of Trebizond Michael years 1342&ndash 1344 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name John III of Trebizond alternative names short description date of birth 1321 place of birth date of death 1362 place of death DEFAULTSORT John 03 Of Trebizond Category 1321 births Category 1362 deaths Category Emperors of Trebizond Category Komnenos dynasty Category Orthodox monarchs Byzantine bio stub de Johannes III. Trapezunt el fr Jean III de Tr bizonde it Giovanni III di Trebisonda la Ioannes III imperator Trapezuntinus pl Jan III Wielki Komnen pt Jo o III da Trebizonda sr III tr Trabzonlu III. Yuhannes ... more details
Lead too short date December 2008 Infobox monarch name AlexiosIII Angelos br title Byzantine Emperor Emperor of the Byzantine Empire image AlexiosIII Angelos.jpg caption AlexiosIII ... Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa birth date birth date c. 1153 death date death date 1211 AlexiosIII .... Early life AlexiosIII Angelos was the second son of Andronikos Angelos and Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa ... attempted to force AlexiosIII to pay him a tribute of 5,000 pounds later negotiated down to 1,600 ... state. Fourth Crusade Soon AlexiosIII was threatened by a new and yet more formidable danger. In 1202 ... Alexios IV as Emperor and inviting the populace of the capital to depose his uncle. AlexiosIII took ... on fire, ultimately leaving 20,000 people homeless. AlexiosIII finally took action, and led 17 divisions ... action, and AlexiosIII promised to fight. Instead, that night July 17 18 , AlexiosIII hid in the palace ... and the establishment of the Latin Empire . At first AlexiosIII received Alexios V well ... by his father in law, who fled from the crusaders into Thessaly . Here AlexiosIII eventually surrendered ... of the Kingdom of Thessalonica . Trying to escape Boniface s protection , AlexiosIII attempted to seek ... his own against the Latins. Here AlexiosIII conspired against his son in law after the latter ... Maeander in 1211, the sultan was defeated and killed, and AlexiosIII was captured by Theodore Laskaris ... last Plate first William authorlink title AlexiosIII Angelos editor William Smith lexicographer ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Angelos, AlexiosIii ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... Alexios Angelos Category 1211 deaths Alexios Angelos Category Orthodox monarchs an Aleixo III nchel bg III ca Aleix III ngel cs AlexiosIII. Angelos de AlexiosIII. Byzanz el ... biz nci cs sz r ms AlexiosIII Angelos nl AlexiosIII Angelos ja 3 pl Aleksy III Angelos pt Aleixo III ro Alexios al III lea Angelos ru III sl Aleksej III. Angel sr ... more details
Alexios Komnenos , List of Latinised names latinized as Alexius Comnenus , may refer to Alexios I Komnenos , Byzantine emperor 1081 1118 Alexios Komnenos d. 1136 , son of Isaac Komnenos son of John II Isaac Komnenos Alexios Komnenos co emperor , son of John II Komnenos Alexios Komnenos son of Andronikos I , illegitimate son of Andronikos I Komnenos Alexios Komnenos d. 1183 , lover of the Empress Maria Komnene and leader of her regency council Alexios Komnenos d. 1187 , son of John Komnenos, Duke of Cyprus Alexios II Komnenos , Byzantine emperor 1180 1183 Alexios Komnenos d. 1188 , illegitimate son of Manuel I Komnenos Alexios I of Trebizond , Empire of Trebizond Emperor of Trebizond 1204 1222 Alexios II of Trebizond , Emperor of Trebizond 1297 1330 AlexiosIII of Trebizond , Emperor of Trebizond 1349 1390 Alexios IV of Trebizond , Emperor of Trebizond 1417 1429 hndis name Komnenos, Alexios de Alexios Komnenos la Alexius Comnenus nl Alexios Komnenos ru sv Alexios Komnenos tr Aleksios Komnenos ... more details
Irene of Trebizond or Irene Palaiologina lang el , died after 1382 was the bigamous wife of Basil of Trebizond , by whom he had two sons, Alexios and John, later AlexiosIII of Trebizond and possibly two daughters, Maria and Theodora. Not much is known of Irene s early life before she attained the peak of power and became the second, not altogether legal wife of Basil. Her marriage engendered much protest from the Patriarch of Constantinople, John XIV Kalekas , but it must be admitted ... and sent her off with her two young sons, Alexios and John, off to Constantinople where they could be guarded by Palaiologina s father, Andronikos III Palaiologos . Their time in exile seems to have been spent as witnesses of the palace revolutions taking place both in Trebizond and in the Byzantine Empire. The regency government of John V Palaiologos supported Irene s husband s uncle Michael of Trebizond and also Basil s cousin John III of Trebizond in their power bids for power in Trebizond ... ended, Irene seems to have played still some part in the government of Trebizond and in 1367 accompanied her son Alexios when her granddaughter Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia Anna was married ... Alexios IV of Trebizond . This incident in 1382 is the last time she appears and what happened to her ... he is supposed to have been murdered by his legitimate wife, Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond Irene ... of Irene s son John, renamed Alexios, led by Niketas Scholares , the leader of the powerful ... of the Komnenos family marked the beginning also of Irene s own power in the government of Trebizond ... family who unsuccessfully revolted in the capital, while her son Alexios retired to the castle ... before Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond s ttl title Empire of Trebizond Empress consort of Trebizond years 1339 s aft after Acropolitissa, wife of Michael of Trebizond Acropolitissa end box Category 14th century Byzantine people Category Empresses of Trebizond Category Orthodox monarchs de Irene Palaiologina ... more details
Alexius III of TrebizondAlexiosIII . AlexiosIII was sent to Trebizond by the Byzantine Emperor John ... of Trebizond Anna years 1341 succession box title Emperor of Trebizond before John III of Trebizond John III after AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexiosIII years 1344&ndash 1349 s end Emperors of Trebizond ... he was held captive by the Grand Duke John the Eunuch. When Michael s own son, John III of Trebizond John III , became emperor in September 1342, Michael remained in prison. John s incompetent rule ... had recently been slain , freed Michael and returned with him to Trebizond. John III was deposed ...Infobox monarch name Michael Megas Komnenos title Emperor of Trebizond image Michael of Trebizont.JPG ...&ndash after 1355 , Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond for one day, July 30, 1341 and from May 3, 1344 to December 13, 1349. He was a younger son of Emperor John II of Trebizond and Eudokia Palaiologina . His wife was Acropolitissa, wife of Michael of Trebizond Acropolitissa , a daughter of the nobleman Constantine Acropolites , and from this marriage he had a son, John III of Trebizond John III . In c. 1297, he was brought to Constantinople by his mother Eudokia, and probably remained in the Byzantine ... to claim the throne of Trebizond at the invitation of the Scholarioi faction, led by Niketas Scholares and Gregory. Michael was also intended to marry the deposed Empress Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond Irene Palaiologina . When Michael s three ships reached Trebizond on July 30, 1341, he found Irene deposed and his own niece, Anna of Trebizond Anna Anachoutlou ruling as empress. As the legitimate ... lived, because the greatest opposition came from the people of Trebizond. They were infuriated to see ... prisoner to prevent him from becoming a further focus for the discontented nobles of Trebizond. Taking advantage of the instability in Trebizond, the Turkmen people Turkmen attacked the Empire in 1346, taking Hagios Andreas and nye Oinaion . In September 1347, however, the Black Death struck Trebizond ... more details
III of Trebizond.jpg thumb 160px AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexiosIII and his wife Theodora, from ... the rule of AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexiosIII 1349 1390 the city was one of the world s leading ... during the reign of AlexiosIII of Trebizond and his son Manuel III. The small Empire of Trebizond had been most successful in asserting itself at its very start, under the leadership of Alexios I of Trebizond .... Trebizond reached its greatest wealth and influence during the long reign of Alexios II of TrebizondAlexios II 1297 1330 . Trebizond suffered a period of repeated imperial depositions and assassinations from the end of Alexios reign until the first years of AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexios ... Trebizond common languages Pontic Greek de facto religion Eastern Orthodoxy leader1 Alexios I of TrebizondAlexios I leader2 David of Trebizond David year leader1 1204 1222 year leader2 1459 1461 ... in early April 1204, when Alexios I of TrebizondAlexios Komnenos , taking advantage of the preoccupation ... at Hagia Sophia, Trebizond . Dumbarton Oaks Papers 53 1999 , 219 36. ref Alexios I of TrebizondAlexios .... Decline and fall Manuel III of Trebizond Manuel III 1390 1417 , who succeeded his father AlexiosIII as emperor, allied himself with Timur , and benefited from Timur s defeat of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Ankara in 1402. His son Alexios IV of TrebizondAlexios IV ... Alexios I of TrebizondAlexios I Megas Komnenos 1204 1222 align left Andronikos I of Trebizond Andronikos ... 1285 1297 align left Alexios II of TrebizondAlexios II Megas Komnenos 1297 1330 align left Andronikos III of Trebizond Andronikos III Megas Komnenos 1330 1332 align left Manuel II of Trebizond Manuel ... 1341 1342 align left John III of Trebizond Ioannes III Megas Komnenos 1342 1344 align left Michael of Trebizond Michael Megas Komnenos 1344 1349 align left AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexiosIII Megas Komnenos 1349 1390 align left Manuel III of Trebizond Manuel III Megas Komnenos 1390 1416 align left ... more details
them Michael s young son, John III of Trebizond John , as a claimant to the throne of Trebizond ...About the reigning Empress of Trebizond the Queen consort of Georgia Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia ... of Emperor of TrebizondTrebizond from July 17, 1341 to September 4, 1342. Anna was the elder daughter of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his Georgia country Georgian wife, Djiadjak Jaqeli . Anna was a nun, but during the unsuccessful reign of Irene of Trebizond Irene Palaiologina she had ... empress in Lazica and advanced on Trebizond . Wherever she went, the people joined the revolt ... at the walls of Trebizond on July 17, 1341 she was admitted without resistance and acclaimed Empress, while Irene was deposed. Three weeks later three Byzantine galleys sailed to Trebizond with troops ... Anna s uncle Michael of Trebizond Michael , who was the husband chosen for the now deposed Irene by the regents ... seemed to accept Michael as the legitimate ruler of Trebizond. Not wishing to be governed by a forceful ... to Trebizond. Although Anna and her courtiers prepared to defend themselves, they were sabotaged ... John III emperor. The Scholarioi executed many of their rivals, and Anna was strangled soon after her deposition. References W. Miller, Trebizond The Last Greek Empire of the Byzantine Era , Chicago ... s hou Komnenos Komnenid dynasty unknown 1342 s reg succession box title Emperor of Trebizond Empress of Trebizond before Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond Irene after Michael of Trebizond Michael years 1341 succession box title Emperor of Trebizond Empress of Trebizond before Michael of Trebizond Michael after John III of Trebizond John III years 1341&ndash 1342 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name Anna of Trebizond alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death 1342 place of death DEFAULTSORT Anna of Trebizond Category 1342 deaths Category Emperors of Trebizond Category Empresses of Trebizond Category Empresses regnant Category Komnenos dynasty Category ... more details
of Basil and his second wife, Irene of Trebizond , were. ref http fmg.ac Projects MedLands TREBIZOND.htm BasileiosTrebizonddied1340 Profile of Basil of Trebizond, his wives and children in Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley ref Alexios 1337&ndash c. 1349 John, later renamed AlexiosIII of TrebizondAlexiosIII 1338&ndash 1390 Maria 1328&ndash 1408 , who married Fahreddin Kutlug beg, Emir of Aq ...File Asper of Basil of Trebizond.jpg 200px thumb Asper of Basil of Trebizond. Basil Megas Komnenos Lang el , Basileios Megas Komn nos died April 6, 1340 was Emperor of Empire of TrebizondTrebizond from August 1332 to his death in 1340. Basil was a younger son of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his wife Djiadjak Jaqeli . When his elder brother Andronikos III of Trebizond Andronikos III assumed the throne in 1330 and killed two of his brothers Michael and George , Basil managed to escape to Constantinople . After the death of Andronikos III, during the reign of his infant son, Manuel II of Trebizond Manuel II , the pro Byzantine party at Trebizond called Basil from Constantinople to take the throne. In August 1332 Manuel was deposed and intended for a monastery, while Basil was crowned emperor. Basil purged the court from his brother and nephew s supporters, but his .... In 1335 Basil formed a marriage alliance with the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos , whose illegitimate daughter Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond Irene he married. Shortly afterwards relations ... of circa 1336 1340 in his traveling narrative, reprimanding him and all the other ordained men at Trebizond ... Turkmen , who attacked Trebizond but were repulsed. Basil died on April 6, 1340, apparently, poisoned ... box title Emperor of Trebizond before Manuel II of Trebizond Manuel II after Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond Irene years 1332&ndash 1340 S end Emperors of Trebizond Persondata name Basil of Trebizond ... place of death DEFAULTSORT Basil Of Trebizond Category Emperors of Trebizond Category Komnenos dynasty ... more details
Saint Eugenios or Eugene was martyred under Diocletian and a cult devoted to him developed in Trabzon Trebizond . Eugene along with the martyrs Saint Candidus , Valerian Disambiguation needed date February 2012 and Aquila Disambiguation needed date February 2012 was persecuted during the reign of Diocletian 284 305 and Maximian 305 311 under the military leader Lycius. They were beaten and burned. ref http www.oca.org FSlives.asp?SID 4&M 1&D 21 ref The Komnenos Komnenian rulers of the Empire of Trebizond adopted the saint as the patron saint patron of their country. His image appears frequently on Trapezuntine coins. The cult and pilgrimage never really developed beyond Trebizond s borders, although Alexios III of Trebizond Alexios III built the Dionysiou monastery at Mount Athos in 1374. Clarify what s this got to do with it? date November 2009 According to the quasi canonical Orthodox Church in America , his prayer is thus cquote Your holy martyr Eugene, O Lord, Through his sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. br For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries, And shattered the powerless boldness of demons. br Through his intercessions, save our souls 10px 10px ref http www.oca.org FStropars.asp?SID 13&ID 100251 ref External links http www.new byzantium.org trebizon.html The Order of Saint Eugene of Trebizond References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Greek saints Category Empire of Trebizond Category 4th century Christian saints Category Roman Pontus saint stub Orthodoxy stub Turkey bio stub el es Eugenio de Trebisonda ... more details
5 background color 9fe 1 1. David of Trebizond 2 2. Alexios IV of Trebizond 3 3. Theodora Kantakouzene, wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond Theodora Kantakouzene 4 4. Manuel III of Trebizond 5 5. Gulkhan Eudokia of Georgia 6 6. Theodoros Palaiologos Kantakouzenos 8 8. AlexiosIII of Trebizond 9 9. Theodora ... 1185 Manuel Komnenos born 1145 Manuel Komnenos , b. 1145 Alexios I of Trebizond , 1182&ndash 1222 Manuel I of Trebizond , 1218&ndash 1263 John II of Trebizond , 1262&ndash 1297 Alexios II of Trebizond , 1282&ndash 1330 Basil of Trebizond , d. 1340 AlexiosIII of Trebizond , 1338&ndash 1390 Manuel III of Trebizond , 1364&ndash 1417 Alexios IV of Trebizond , 1382&ndash 1429 David of Trebizond, 1408 ...For David, the brother of Emperor Alexios I of Trebizond , see David Komnenos . David Megas Komnenos ... of TrebizondTrebizond from 1459 to 1461. He was the third son of Emperor Alexios IV of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene, wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond Theodora Kantakouzene . David had played an important role throughout the reign of his older brother and predecessor John IV of Trebizond John IV . He had been given the courtly title of despotes , which in Trebizond designated the heir ..., sometime before April 22, 1459. Although John IV had left behind a young son named Alexios, the precarious position of the Empire of Trebizond dictated that the crown should pass to a man of experience ... been under the control of Trebizond. After Maria s death sometime before 1447 , he married Helena Kantakouzene, Empress of Trebizond Helena Kantakouzene , a great granddaughter of Emperor John VI ... alliances provided little support for Trebizond after David s accession in 1459. The connections ..., Mehmed II besieged Sinope and obtained its surrender, sending his fleet on to Trebizond. Meanwhile ... David of his most effective ally, and Mehmed II next headed to Trebizond. His fleet had already landed ... in Thrace . David s submission in late August or early September marks the end of the Empire of Trebizond ... more details
from Constantinople with brides for her brother, Emperor Manuel III of Trebizond Manuel and nephew, Alexios IV of Trebizond Lord Alexios , entering Trebizond on Sunday, the following day in a shower ... between a daughter of Alexios and a neighbouring Muslim ruler was diplomatically advantageous as it fostered ... 11 documented marriages involving Trapezuntine princesses and Muslims, including Alexios s own ... with the infant daughters of Emperor Alexios as early as June 1362, and it finally came to fruition ... documents, but it is presumed she retired to Trebizond. ref name Bryer141 References Reflist ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eudokia Of Trebizond ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eudokia Of Trebizond Category 14th century Byzantine people Category Komnenos dynasty Category 14th century births Category Empire of Trebizond ... more details
Alexios Angelos may refer to AlexiosIII Angelos 1153 1211 , Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203 Alexios IV Angelos 1182 1204 , Byzantine emperor from August 1203 to January 1204 Alexios Angelos Philanthropenos , ruler of Thessaly c. 1373 to his death c. 1390 hndis ru ... more details
Alexios Palaiologos or Alexius Palaeologus lang el can refer to Alexios Palaiologos, son of George Palaiologos Alexios Palaiologos Despot d. 1203 , grandson of the above, son in law of AlexiosIII Angelos, maternal grandfather of Michael VIII Alexios Palaiologos megas doux , admiral, paternal grandfather of Michael VIII Alexios Palaiologos Tzamplakon fl. 1430s , Byzantine official hndis ... more details
File Maria Comnena Greek Princess Trebizond by Pisanello.JPG thumb right 250px Maria of Trebizond by Pisanello . Maria Megale Komnene lang el , known as Maria of Trebizond lang el died 17 December 1439 was the third wife of John VIII Palaiologos . She was the last Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire . Family She was a daughter of Alexios IV of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene, wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond Theodora Kantakouzene . Her maternal grandparents were Theodore Kantakouzenos and Euphrosyne Palaiologina. The parentage of Theodore is not known with certainty. His eldest known son was named Demetrios. Since the eldest sons of Byzantine nobles were typically named after their grandfathers, genealogists have suggested Theodore was son of a senior Demetrios Kantakouzenos. Demetrios I Kantakouzenos , Despotate of Morea Despot of Morea has been suggested but the identification is speculative. ref http fmg.ac Projects MedLands BYZANTIUM 2012611453.htm TheodorosKantadied1410B Profile of Theodore Kantakouzenos and his children in Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley ref Marriage In September, 1427, Maria married John VIII Palaiologos . The marriage was recorded in the history of Doukas . George Sphrantzes places it in year 6936 of the Byzantine calendar and thus establishes the date. John VIII had previously married twice. His first wife Anna of Moscow had died in 1417. His second marriage to Sophia of Montferrat had been dissolved in 1426. John remained childless and pursued the marriage in hopes of gaining heirs of his own. The marriage lasted twelve years but resulted in no children. Sphrantzes records the date of her death. Steven Runciman attributed the death to bubonic plague . John never remarried and died childless on 31 October 1448. He was succeeded by his younger brother Constantine XI . Constantine was a widower when succeeding ... 1427&ndash 1439 s non reason Last empress to death end Persondata name Maria of Trebizond alternative ... more details
2002 , p. 218 ref Whatever the truth, Alexios was found guilty and confined to a monastery for the rest of his days. ref name ODB239 Alexios Axouch had two sons, one of whom, John Komnenos the Fat John Komnenos the Fat , led an abortive revolt against Emperor AlexiosIII Angelos r. 1195 1203 in July ...Alexios Axouch or Axouchos , sometimes found as Axuch lang el Polytonic or , was a 12th century Byzantine nobleman and military leader of Turkish ancestry. He was the son of John Axouch , the leading general of the Byzantine army under Emperor John II Komnenos r. 1118 1143 . Alexios himself married Maria Komnene, the daughter of John II s eldest son and co emperor Alexios Komnenos d. 1142 Alexios . ref name ODB239 Kazhdan 1991 , p. 239 ref With the rank of protostrator , the second in command of the Byzantine army, Alexios participated in several military campaigns during the middle reign of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos r. 1143 1180 . He took part in Manuel s failed campaign in Southern Italy in 1158, was governor of Cilicia in 1165 and possibly also participated in the war with Kingdom of Hungary Hungary in 1166. ref name ODB239 ref Magdalino 2002 , pp. 61, 107 ref In ca. 1167 however he fell out of favour with Manuel after being charged with conspiring against him and having previously been criticized for a peculiar act of l se majest he had decorated one of his palaces in Constantinople with magnificent pictures of the campaigns and victories of Kilij Arslan II r. 1156 1192 , the Seljuk Turks Seljuk Sultan of Iconium , and not, as was customary, with the exploits of Manuel himself. ref Kazhdan 1991 , pp. 239, 938 939 ref Among other things, Alexios was accused of dabbling in sorcery and conspiring with a Latins Middle Ages Latin wizard to drug the Empress ... isbn 0 521 52653 1 DEFAULTSORT Axouch, Alexios Category 12th century Byzantine people Category Byzantine ... family Alexios it Alessio Axuch la Alexius Axuchus ... more details
Alexios Philanthropenos lang el Polytonic was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine nobleman ... Early life and family Alexios was born ca. 1270 as the second son of protovestiarios pr tovestiarios .... ref name ODB She was the daughter of protostrator pr tostrat r and megas doux Alexios Doukas Philanthropenos , after whom Alexios was named. ref George Pachymeres , Andronicus Palaeologus , III.9 ref On his father s side, Alexios was also related to the imperial family, through his grandmother, Martha Palaiologina, a sister of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos . ref Angelov 2007 , p. 122 ref Alexios ... Empire against the encroaching Turkic emirates in the early 1290s, and appointed Alexios as dux doux ... 1991 , p. 1649 ref ref name Bartousis74 Bartousis 1997 , p. 74 ref Alexios commanded all of the Byzantine ... Ionia Nymphaion , Alexios achieved several victories in the valley of the Menderes River Maeander ..., that the monk and scholar Maximus Planudes , a friend of Alexios, wrote that a sheep was more ..., Alexios rose up against Andronikos. The exact circumstances and reasons for this move remain obscure ... Alexios seized Theodore Palaiologos, the Emperor s brother, but then prevaricated, giving time to the Emperor to react. ref name Nicol132 Negotiations began, with Andronikos offering Alexios the title ..., persuaded some Crete Cretan soldiers to seize and blind Alexios, the political mutilation ... Alexios was replaced as commander by John Tarchaneiotes , ref name Bartousis74 and disappeared ... Andronikos agreed and pardoned Alexios in 1324. ref Nicol 1993 , p. 158. ref Alexios was tasked with relieving ... chroniclers, the mere news of Alexios approach, and the respect in which the Turks held him, was enough for the siege to be lifted. ref Bartousis 1997 , p. 88. ref Alexios was appointed governor of the city ... . Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos raised a fleet of 83 ships to recover the island, which arrived in June 1336. The fleet disembarked an army, led by Alexios Philanthropenos, which swiftly secured ... more details
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