John Komnenos was a Byzantine aristocrat, the nephew of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and governor of the strategically important city and theme of Dyrrhachium from 1091 to c. 1106.
The Byzantine-era city walls of Dyrrhachium (modern Durrës, Albania)
John Doukas (megas doux)
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John Doukas was a member of the Doukas family, a relative of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos and a senior military figure of his reign. As governor of Dyrrhachium, he secured the imperial possess
John Komnenos (governor of Dyrrhachium)
…recommended his nephew as both handsome and of prudent character, but nothing came of this proposal. In early 1091, John was chosen by Alexios to replace John Doukas as the governor (doux) of Dyrrhachium, in modern-day Albania. The city was of great importance to the Byzantine Empire, as the "key of Albania" and the…
Miniature of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos