Bela-Alexios lost the Byzantine succession but was named kaisar & married the empress' sister Agnes
Unit appears in:
MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1170
Summary:
Dates:
1170 (Uncertain)
Bela III, king of Hungary (
Bela 53
)
Though he had been destined as son-in-law for
Manuel 1
, this had been prevented by the rules of consanguineity, so he had been married to the empress sister (
Agnes 17002
) and made kaisar, outranking all other aristocrats (:)
νόμου δὲ συγγενείας ἐμποδὼν αὐτῷ γεγονότος Kinnamos 287.2-6