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Irene of Hungary
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Irene of Hungary was the Byzantine empress by marriage to John II Komnenos. The Byzantine Empire was at its height during this period, and her husband, John II, has been regarded as the greatest of th
Mosaic portrait of Empress Irene on the Comnenos mosaic in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (now Istanbul), (c. 1118)
Mosaic portrait of Empress Irene on the Comnenos mosaic in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (now Istanbul), (c. 1118)
Komnenos mosaic at Hagia Sophia: Mary the Virgin in the center, Emperor John II Komnenos on the left, and Empress Irene on the right (c. 1118)
Komnenos mosaic at Hagia Sophia: Mary the Virgin in the center, Emperor John II Komnenos on the left, and Empress Irene on the right (c. 1118)
Monastery of Christ Pantokrator (now Zeyrek Mosque, Istanbul)
Monastery of Christ Pantokrator (now Zeyrek Mosque, Istanbul)
Manuel I Komnenos
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Manuel I Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. His reign saw the last flowering of the Komnen
Irene of Hungary
…youngest son, had been born in 1118, the very year his parents ascended the throne, he later inherited the imperial crown from his father as Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180). The contemporary Byzantine writer Theodore Prodromos composed a poem for the 1119 coronation of the imperial couple's first son, Alexios…
Manuscript miniature, part of double portrait with Empress Maria, Vatican Library
Manuscript miniature, part of double portrait with Empress Maria, Vatican Library
Arrival of the Second Crusade before Constantinople, portrayed in Jean Fouquet's painting from c. 1455–1460.
Arrival of the Second Crusade before Constantinople, portrayed in Jean Fouquet's painting from c. 1455–1460.
Letter by Manuel I Komnenos to Pope Eugene III on the issue of the crusades (Constantinople, 1146, Vatican Secret Archives): with this document, the E
Letter by Manuel I Komnenos to Pope Eugene III on the issue of the crusades (Constantinople, 1146, Vatican Secret Archives): with this document, the Emperor answers a previous papal letter asking Louis VII of France to free the Holy Land and reconquer Edessa. Manuel answers that he is willing to receive the French army and to support it, but he complains about receiving the letter from an envoy of the King of France and not from an ambassador sent by the Pope.
Miniature of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos ca. 1179, Vatican Library
Miniature of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos ca. 1179, Vatican Library