Hungarians deposed Istvan IV: Manuel twice sent Alexios Kontostephanos to reinstate him
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1162
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1162
Alexios Kontostephanos (
Alexios 17008
)
Was sent by
Manuel 1
from Philippopolis with a detachment of the army to Hungary to help
Stephanos 54
, threatened with deposition; Stephanos however briefly thought he was reconciled to Hungarians, so he returned (:)
Kinnamos 211.20-212.2
When
Stephanos 54
was later again threatened and fled to Sardike, he was put in command of an army to help him return to power (:)
Kinnamos 212.2-13
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Appealed to for help by
Stephanos 54
against the Hungarians who wanted to depose him, he went to Philippopolis and sent
Alexios 17008
with part of the army to Hungary; as Stephanos briefly thought himself reconciled, Alexios returned (:)
Kinnamos 211.18-212.02
István IV, king of Hungary (
Stephanos 54
)
Succeededing
Laszlo 52
, he seemed authoritarian to his subjects and was very unpopular in Hungary; on the point of deposition, he again asked for help from
Manuel 1
, who moved out to Philippopolis (At the spring equinox:ἰσημερούσης ἤδη τῆς ὥρας)
Kinnamos 211.14-19
To support him,
Manuel 1
sent from Philippopolis
Alexios 17008
with part of the army to Hungary; he however briefly thought he was reconciled to the Hungarians (who wanted to depose him), so Alexios returned (:)
Kinnamos 211.20-212.2
As the dispute among the Hungarians reignited, he was accused of ruining Hungary;
Manuel 1
again gathered an army; but he fled to Sofia, where he met Manuel, who sympathetically gave him money and troops, again under
Alexios 17008
(:)
Kinnamos 212.2-14