Death of Manuel I, accession of Alexios II Komnenos
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Transition: Manuel I to Alexios II (1180)
1180
Summary:
Dates:
1180 September 24
Emperor Alexios II Komnenos (
Alexios 2
)
When his father (
Manuel 1
) died he was proclaimed sole emperor and reigned piously for one year, 11 months and 13 days together with his mother
Maria 63
who was assisted by
Alexios 25003
Komnenos (on September 24 of the 14th indiction in the year 6689:κατὰ δὲ τὴν κδ ´ τοῦ σεπτεμβρίου μηνός, τῆς ιδ ´ ἰνδικτιῶνος, τοῦ ,ςχπθ ´ ἔτους, ὥρᾳ α ´ τῆς ἡμέρας)
ἀνηγορεύθη βασιλεὺς αὐτοκράτωρ Kleinchroniken 147.85
Alexios, second son of the sebastokrator Andronikos and Eirene (
Alexios 25003
)
Assisted
Maria 63
who reigned together with her son (
Alexios 2
) (:)
ἐχούσῃ παραδυναστεύοντα τὸν πρωτοσέβαστον Kleinchroniken 147.85
Maria of Antioch, second wife of Manuel I Komnenos (
Maria 63
)
Took the monastic habit, changed her name into Xene, and reigned together with her son (
Alexios 2
), assisted by
Alexios 25003
Komnenos (on September 24 of the 14th indiction in the year 6689:κατὰ δὲ τὴν κδ ´ τοῦ σεπτεμβρίου μηνός, τῆς ιδ ´ ἰνδικτιῶνος, τοῦ ,ςχπθ ´ ἔτους, ὥρᾳ α ´ τῆς ἡμέρας)
ἐχούσῃ παραδυναστεύοντα τὸν πρωτοσέβαστον Kleinchroniken 147.85