Ioannes Komnenos, father of Alexios I E / L XI
Κομνηνοῦ (Varzos 6-I.49, DO I.1.18, Kouroupou-Vannier 29) (Ioannes 63)
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Narrative
(22)
Death
(5)
Description
(8)
Dignity/Office
(27)
Education
(1)
The emperor (
Basileios 2
?), to whom he had been entrusted by his dying father (
Manuel 119
), provided teachers (
Anonymi 5020
) to form his character and instruct him in matters of war and military tactics
τοῖς μὲν ῥυθμίζειν τὸ ἦθος τῶν νέων ἐπέταττε, τοῖς δὲ τὰ πολεμικὰ ἐκδιδάσκειν. Bryennios 75.15-22
Second Name
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Kinship
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Location
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Occupation/Vocation
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Monk
μοναχοῦ. Christos Philanthropos, note 29
Alternative Name
(1)
Did not change his name when tonsured as a monk before his death
Ἰωάννης. Christos Philanthropos, note 29