Andronikos I Komnenos
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Andronikos I Komnenos, Latinized as Andronicus I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185. A nephew of John II Komnenos, Andronikos rose to fame in the reign of his cousin Manuel I Komnenos,
Hyperpyron of Andronikos Komnenos depicting the emperor crowned by Christ.
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180)
14th-century depiction of Theodora Komnene
Maria of Antioch, regent of the Byzantine Empire 1180–1182
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
Andronikos I Komnenos
…scandalous romances, and rivalry with the emperor. After Manuel's death in 1180, the elderly Andronikos rose to prominence as the accession of the young Alexios II Komnenos led to power struggles in Constantinople. In 1182, Andronikos seized power in the capital, ostensibly as a guardian of the young emperor. Andronikos…
Alexios II with his father Manuel I Komnenos and mother Maria of Antioch, depicted in an illuminated manuscript, ca. 1179.