Alexios II Komnenos
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Alexios II Komnenos, Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his short reign, the imperial power was de facto held by regents.
Alexios II, Manuel I Komnenos and Agnes of France depicted in an illuminated manuscript, ca. 1179.
Maria of Antioch
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Maria of Antioch was a Byzantine empress by marriage to Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, and regent during the minority of her son porphyrogennetos Alexios II Komnenos from 1180 until 1182.
Manuscript miniature of Empress Maria (Vatican Library)
Manuscript miniature of Maria of Antioch with Manuel I Komnenos, Vatican Library, Rome