Manuel complained of attitudes of Byzantine prisoners in Sicily, then made a treaty with William I
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1143-1160)
1157
Summary:
Dates:
1157
Alexios Komnenos Bryennios, son of Anna Komnene (
Alexios 17005
)
He (with other Byzantine prisoners in Sicily) undermined the reclaiming of Apulia after Brindisi by making many undesirable promises to
William 51
: in association with
Ioannes 17010
(:)
Kinnamos 172.7-17
Ioannes Doukas, military commander in Italy (
Ioannes 17010
)
He (with other Byzantine prisoners in Sicily) undermined the reclaiming of Apulia after Brindisi by making many undesirable promises to
William 51
: in association with
Alexios 17005
(:)
Kinnamos 172.7-17
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Sent letters (1) to
Ioannes 17010
,
Alexios 17005
and other prisoners in Sicily, complaining that their oaths over peace were undemining efforts at recovery; (2) to
William 51
complaining of their treatment, and promising total conquest (:)
Kinnamos 172.17-173.20
Agreed with the response of
William 4016
: recovered prisoners and booty, bound William as ally in the West, and made peace; a little later he recognised William as king and when the latter died he refused to help his brother usurp (:)
Kinnamos 175.15-23