Ioannes Komnenos, father of Alexios I E / L XI
Κομνηνοῦ (Varzos 6-I.49, DO I.1.18, Kouroupou-Vannier 29) (Ioannes 63) Permalink: http://db.pbw.kcl.ac.uk/pbw2011/entity/person/107266
Narrative (22) Death (5) Description (8) He had a very fine character as Michael 61 knew ὁ δὲ κάλλιστος ὢν τὸ ἦθος ὧν ἐγὼ οἶδα. Psellos: Chronographia VII 71.7-8 He was one of the deceased members of Ioannes 2 's family prescribed weekly commemoration on Saturdays in the obituary of the Pantokrator monastery Pantokrator Typikon 217 Chief of the imperial bodyguard τῶν σωματοφυλάκων τὰ πρῶτα. Psellos: Chronographia VII 22.15-16 Being in concord with his brother (Isaakios 1 ), he showed him due respect in all matters and was thus honoured accordingly τοῦ νεωτέρου τῷ πρεσβυτέρῳ ἐν ἅπασι καθυπείκοντος κἀκείνου τῷ νέῳ τὴν προσήκουσαν τιμὴν ἀπονέμοντος. Bryennios 79.5-7 The man who watched over the door of the tent (of Isaakios 1 ) τὸν ἐφεστηκότα τῇ πυλῇ τῆς σκηνῆς. Psellos: Chronographia VII 22.14 Quick-witted and energetic as well as noble, a good speaker, better at keeping silent and better again at reflecting ... who had inherited nobility and steadiness from a long line of ancestors ἀνὴρ σὺν τῷ γενναίῳ ἀγχίστροφος καὶ δραστήριος, εἰπεῖν τε κρείττων καὶ σιωπῆσαι ἀμείνων καὶ ἐνθυμηθῆναι βελτίων ... ὃς δὴ πόρρωθεν καὶ ἐκ προγόνων τὸ γενναῖον καὶ σταθηρὸν ἐκεκλήρωτο. Psellos: Chronographia VII 22.15-19 Still very young when his father Manuel 119 fell ill and was approaching the end of his life Κομιδῇ δὲ τούτοιν νέοιν ὄντοιν ἀμφοῖν. Bryennios 75.9-11 He was most noble, reasonable and moderate, attracting everybody's favour, quick and eager to help, but reluctant and slow to punish, the evidence of his virtue being abundant, not least in his decline of the imperial throne πρὸς μὲν τὸ εὐεργετεῖν ὀξύτατος ὢν καὶ συντονώτατος, πρὸς δὲ τὸ κολάζειν ἀμβλὺς καὶ δυσκίνητος. Bryennios 79.17-23 Dignity/Office (27) Domestikos μέγαν δομέστικον. Skylitzes Continuatus 103.18 Domestikos of the scholai Boilas 39 μέγαν δομέστικον. Zonaras 18.4.6 Domestikos of the scholai of the West δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Δύσεως. Seal 2998 δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Δύσεως. Seal 52 δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Δύσεως. Seal 223 δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Δύσεως. Seal 224 Domestikos of the West δομεστίκου τῆς Δύσεως. Seal 4930 Doux δούξ. Psellos: Chronographia VII 22.18 Doux of all the West μεγάλου δουκὸς πάσης Δύσεως. Iveron 2.103.36 Hetaireia, member of ταῖς βασιλικαῖς ἑταιρείαις συγκατελεγέτην. Bryennios 77.5-6 Kouropalates (12 sources)Megas domestikos μέγαν δομέστικον. Skylitzes Continuatus 103.18 ἄρχοντα τῶν τῆς δύσεως στρατευμάτων ἀποδέδειχεν, ὃν πάλαι δομέστικον τῶν Σχολῶν ἐκάλουν, νυνὶ δὲ μέγαν καλοῦσι δομέστικον. Bryennios 79.9-11 Megas doux of all the West μεγάλου δουκὸς πάσης Δύσεως. Iveron 2.103.36 Nobelissimos νωβελλισσίμῳ. Seal 2566 Education (1) Second Name (7) Kinship (27) Location (7) Constantinople: Stoudios was staying after his father's death at the monastery of Stoudios ἡ μονὴ τοῦ Στουδίου. Bryennios 77.1 Pemolissa (Asia Minor) was sent by his brother Isaakios 1 to the fort of Pemolissa (Asia Minor) τὴν Πημόλισσαν. Skylitzes 492.53 West was domestikos of the scholai of the West Δύσεως. Seal 223 was domestikos of the scholai of the West Δύσεως. Seal 224 was domestikos of the scholai of the West Δύσεως. Seal 52 was domestikos of the scholai of the West Δύσεως. Seal 2998 was domestikos of the West Δύσεως. Seal 4930 Occupation/Vocation (2) Alternative Name (1)