Manuel sent another Manuel Komnenos as ambassador to Russian princes
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1165
Summary:
Dates:
1165
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Sent
Manuel 17002
to
Primislav 17001
in Russia to complain of his links to
Jaroslav 17001
(supporter of
Andronikos 1
), and to ask him and another Russian ruler
Rostislav 17001
for an alliance against
Stephanos 53
of Hungary (:)
Kinnamos 235.1-4
Succeeded in his Russian embassy because of the prominence of his envoy
Manuel 17002
; he even persuaded
Jaroslav 17001
by letter to act against his (actual or potential?) son-in-law
Stephanos 53
, whom he described as unstable and a breaker of oaths (:)
Kinnamos 235.4-236.3