Emperor Manuel I Komnenos E / L XII
Μανουὴλ Κομνηνός (BBÖ I.29, Varzos 81-I.422, Seyrig 8) (Manuel 1) Permalink: http://db.pbw.kcl.ac.uk/pbw2011/entity/person/107722
Narrative (428) 1118 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1122 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1130 Certainty: 1 Certainty: 1 1133 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1135 Certainty: 3 Three Christmas hymns for the demes, probably datable to 1135, play with connections between Christ and the emperor, and with the Persians (=Turks) as rivals and enemies, using every possible comparison. They stress Ioannes' wide conquests, especially Kastamon and Gangra, and all end with wishes for the long life of Ioannes, Alexios the co-emperor and the three sebastokrators (the wonderful trinity) 1136 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1139 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1140 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1141 Certainty: 1 Certainty: 1 1142 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Bertha von Sulzbach, close kin of the King of Germany Conrad III, was welcomed to Constantinople as fiancée of Manuel (I). The whole imperial party was away in Isauria: Bertha was asked to judge from the magnificence of her reception the glories of the wedding which would occur when the emperors returned. Conrad III, Ioannes II and Manuel (I) were all called in their absence to take part in the ceremonies. Bertha was welcomed by splendidly-dressed Byzantine princesses, one of them Katae (Eudokia), daughter of Demetrios I of Georgia, second wife of the co-emperor Alexios, wearing the appropriate dark robe. Bertha saw her as a nun - an ill omen for Alexios, who was soon to die on campaign Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1143 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1144 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1145 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1146 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1147 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1148 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1149Stephanos Kontostephanos besieged Kerkyra but was mortally wounded by a stone Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1150 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Manuel advanced from Nis against Hungarian-Serbian allies Certainty: 3 Manuel showed great personal bravery in winning a confused battle on the Tara Certainty: 2 Manuel accepted submission of zupan of Serbia then returned to Constantinople Certainty: 2 Manuel attacked & pillaged Hungary, crossing the Sava in a hollowed canoe & towing his horse Certainty: 2 Manuel's numerous prisoners depopulated the "island" between Danube & Sava: he captured Zeugminon Certainty: 2 Manuel crossed the Sava against the army of the ban Belus, who soon withdrew Certainty: 2 Boris was successful & crossed the Danube at night laden with booty, lit by Manuel's torches Certainty: 2 Manuel stayed by the Danube to strengthen cities there against Geza II Certainty: 2 Geza feared another defeat & sued for peace; Manuel returned to Constantinople to celebrate a triumph Certainty: 2 1151Manuel heard that Geza planned an attack, & rushed to the Danube: a time of inactivity followed Certainty: 2 Manuel built light boats; Geza exchanged peace & submission for some of the prisoners lost in 1150 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1152Manuel I granted tax exemptions & ordered praktikon for Theotokos Eleousa Certainty: 3 Manuel I & Eirene produced their first child, Maria Komnene Certainty: 2 1153Geza II revolted briefly, but was immediately overawed by Manuel's approach & sued for peace Certainty: 2 Andronikos (I), after failure in Cilicia, was appointed doux of Nis & Branicevo, with Kastoria also Certainty: 2 From Nis, Andronikos (I) began to conspire with Frederick Barbarossa & Geza II Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1154Ioannes the protosebastos, gored by a boar, was treated by Manuel but obsessively hated by Andronikos Certainty: 2 Andronikos (I) was sent back to Constantinople & imprisoned in the palace Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Manuel, asked to adjudicate, chose Ouresis over Dese to rule Serbia Certainty: 2 Geza II, before hearing of Andronikos' imprisonment, attacked Branicevo with many allies Certainty: 2 Tzinziloukes & Istvan, by mistake, attacked the main Hungarian army & were nearly wiped out Certainty: 2 Ioannes Kantakouzenos rallied the remnants of the Byzantine army & restored order in Belgrade Certainty: 2 1155Manuel led large forces against Hungary, making Geza sue for peace; Manuel eventually agreed Certainty: 2 Diplomatic preliminaries to the Italian expedition Certainty: 2 1156Further successes in Italy, despite death of Michael Palaiologos Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Demands from Byzantine commanders for more forces. Siege of Brindisi Certainty: 2 Kilic Arslan II, Toros & Yaghi-Basan captured many cities in the east Certainty: 2 1157Alexios Axouchos, sent with money to recover affairs in Italy, achieved considerable success Certainty: 2 Manuel complained of attitudes of Byzantine prisoners in Sicily, then made a treaty with William I Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1158 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Manuel I set out to Cilicia to punish Toros & Reynaud of Chatillon Certainty: 3 Manuel tried unsuccessfully to capture Toros by surprise Certainty: 2 Manuel captured Cilicia, including Tarsos & Anabarzos, without a battle Certainty: 2 1159Manuel eventually agreed to public humiliation of Reynaud before a wide range of ambassadors Certainty: 2 Elaborate (maybe imaginary) description of the humiliation of Reynaud & Toros in Manuel's camp Certainty: 2 Manuel received Baldwin III of Jerusalem coolly, then let him intercede for the Antiochenes & Toros Certainty: 2 Manuel received Toros, blinded Theodoros Stypeiotes & was reconciled to Georgios Pyrrogeorgios Certainty: 2 Manuel insisted on triumphal entry to Antioch, supported by Latins, & stayed in the palace for 8 days Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Manuel I confirmed earlier chrysobulls of Theotokos Eleousa Certainty: 3 Manuel was attacked by Turks when hunting, but he kept the alliance because of bad news from home Certainty: 2 Baldwin suffered a broken arm following Manuel in the hunt, then was impressed by his medical skill Certainty: 2 Manuel took the direct route home, despite opposition from Kilic Arslan, & celebrated a triumph Certainty: 2 For revenge, Manuel arranged for a concerted attack by each Byzantine commander on his nearby Turks Certainty: 2 He moved from Thrace to pillage Dorylaion, then used imperial trumpets from hilltops to strike terror Certainty: 3 He defeated the Turks showing great personal heroism, then returned to Constantinople Certainty: 3 1160Manuel met Kilic Arslan's envoys at Pylai, dismissed them & attacked immediately Certainty: 2 Manuel achieved further surprise by marching at night with cressets, & pillaged widely Certainty: 2 Turks sent a spy to check Manuel's identity: he called this cowardice Certainty: 2 Manuel made his way home through a narrow defile with great courage Certainty: 2 Annual donation to Theotokos Eleousa established by Manuel I Certainty: 3 Turkish retaliation at Phileta & Laodikeia was damaging, driving Manuel to extreme measures Certainty: 2 Manuel mobilised fully against Kilic Arslan, summoning all those who had sworn military help Certainty: 2 1161Peace made with the Turks, who promised troops, cessation of raids & restitution of all conquests Certainty: 2 Manuel crossed to Thrace to meet a Cuman invasion, but they immediately withdrew Certainty: 2 Manuel was forced by a false alarm from the West to leave his dead wife & dying second daughter Certainty: 2 Manuel at Sardike faced complex problems of succession at Geza II's death Certainty: 2 Manuel went to Philippopolis to settle Serbian leadership, deposing Primislav in favour of Belouses Certainty: 2 Manuel entertained Kilic Arslan in Constantinople for 80 days, a triumph for Byzantium Certainty: 2 Manuel I married Maria of Antioch in Hagia Sophia with great splendour Certainty: 3 Grant of 30 paroikoi at Chostiane (Moglena) to Lavra by Manuel I Certainty: 1 1162 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Hungarians deposed Istvan IV: Manuel twice sent Alexios Kontostephanos to reinstate him Certainty: 2 Manuel had to intervene again in Serbia, since Dese proved unsatisfactory Certainty: 2 Dese, adding to his sins, was first imprisoned in Nis, then in the palace in Constantinople Certainty: 2 Manuel, seeing the Hungarians had reinstalled Istvan III for the unpopular Istvan IV, turned to Bela Certainty: 2 Manuel brought Bela of Hungary to Constantinople, to affiance him to his daughter Maria Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1163Amalric wrote to Manuel, seeking, among other things, a Byzantine bride: a girl was later provided Certainty: 2 1164Konstantinos Kalamanos, attacked by Nur al-Din, defeated him but lost the victory by rashness Certainty: 2 Manuel, distressed at successes of Nur al-Din, was stopped from personal intervention by Hungarian crisis Certainty: 2 Manuel wrote to Istvan III, complaining of seizure of Bela's lands & treatment of Istvan IV Certainty: 2 Manuel was welcomed to Hungary by the Hungarian populace, & saved a boat in crossing the Danube Certainty: 2 Manuel prepared for battle with Istvan III, while testing the resolve of his Czech ally Certainty: 2 Manuel accepted Istvan III's terms, restoring land to Bela but sidelining Istvan IV Certainty: 2 First Nikephoros Chalouphes, then Michael Gabras were left to protect Sirmion & Istvan IV Certainty: 2 Manuel restored the arm of the martyr Prokopios from Sirmion to Nis Certainty: 2 1165 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Manuel sent another Manuel Komnenos as ambassador to Russian princes Certainty: 2 Manuel sent an army under prominent commanders with a Danube fleet to relieve Zeugminon Certainty: 2 Despite illness of empress, Manuel reached the Danube, crossing by a ruse & personal example Certainty: 2 Careful siege of Zeugminon by Manuel, balancing maintenance of siege with defence against relief force Certainty: 2 Manuel refused surrender of Zeugminon by zupans - though later they were imprisoned, not executed Certainty: 2 Andronikos (I) returned from Russia & was accepted in time to fight in the siege Certainty: 2 Manuel resettled Hungarians from Zeugminon, eventually made peace & returned home Certainty: 2 Manuel celebrated a triumph from the Akropolis to Hagia Sophia, not using the solid gold chariot Certainty: 2 Manuel bound the birth of a male child to his theological rectitude: Alexios (II) was born soon after Certainty: 2 Demetrios of Lampe stirred up the controversy over John 14.28 Certainty: 2 Stone from the ruins of Zeugminon used to fortify Belgrade (a kind of revenge) Certainty: 1 Soon after, an anticipatory march from Manuel forestalled another Hungarian outbreak Certainty: 1 1166After the death of William I of Sicily, Manuel kept the peace, refusing aid to help his brother usurp Certainty: 2 Manuel introduced a system to avoid delays to the courts caused by saints' days & holidays Certainty: 3 Andronikos (I) was sent to solve problems in Cilicia, with extra revenue from Cypriot taxes Certainty: 2 Church council on Christ's words, "My father is greater than I": sessions in early March Certainty: 3 Council of 1166: sessions from mid-March till May Certainty: 3 Manuel made a complex, three-pronged attack to teach the Hungarians a lesson Certainty: 2 Further evidence on the Danube of the treachery of Alexios Axouchos Certainty: 2 Heinrich of Austria's peace mission to Sardike & marriage diplomacy in Hungary Certainty: 2 Manuel used varied diplomacy against Frederick Barbarossa, especially Nikephoros Chalouphes in Venice Certainty: 1 1167Manuel's polo accident & convalescence Certainty: 2 Arrest, interrogation & punishment of Alexios Axouchos Certainty: 2 Preparations for Hungarian campaign, under Manuel's instructions Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 1169Transport from Ephesos to Constantinople of the stone of Christ's Deposition: ceremonial reception Certainty: 2 Andronikos Kontostephanos' unsuccessful Egyptian expedition, with poor collaboration from Amalric I Certainty: 3 1170 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 1171Manuel by concerted action arrested all Venetians in the empire Certainty: 3 Amalric I of Jerusalem visited Constantinople, made petitions, & left having sworn subjection Certainty: 3 1172Venetian reprisals in Euboea, Chios & Lesbos did not go well: Manuel mocked them Certainty: 2 Aaron the akolouthos revealed Manuel's plan for counter-reprisals, which thus also failed Certainty: 2 Visit to Constantinople of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony Certainty: 2 Manuel stopped rebellion of Serb zupan Dese; Dese's theatrical repentance was eventually accepted Certainty: 2 1173German attack on Ancona beaten off with the aid of Manuel's ally Aldruda Frangipane Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Manuel himself (not the asekretis) composed the speech for the silention Certainty: 0 1174Kilic Arslan refused to hand over conquered cities while Manuel was busy in the West Certainty: 2 Manuel turned east, sending garrisons for cities to be handed back; but there were still none Certainty: 2 1175Manuel postponed punitive action against Kilic Arslan, in favour of building & of acquiring Amaseia Certainty: 2 Treason & punishment of Manuel Kantakouzenos Certainty: 2 Rebuilding of Dorylaion Certainty: 2 Failed mission of Shahan-Shah to areas east of Ikonion Certainty: 2 Brutality of Ishaq-Michael Certainty: 2 Trial & punishment of Michael Gabras Certainty: 2 Fruitless mission to Manuel of Kilic Arslan's nobleman Gabras Certainty: 2 1176Before leaving Constantinople, Manuel sent 150 ships against Egypt, manning them with difficulty Certainty: 2 As Neokaisareia wanted to defect to Manuel, he sent Andronikos Batatzes there Certainty: 2 Manuel assembled his forces at Ryndakos - but late, delayed by late arrival of Hungarians & Serbs Certainty: 2 Manuel marched through Laodikeia & Maiander valley to settle down to siege of Ikonion Certainty: 2 Foreshadowing of Myriokephalon Certainty: 2 Defeat of Manuel I at Tziblimane (battle of Myriokephalon) Certainty: 3 1180Alexios betrothed to Agnes of France Certainty: 3 Unassigned Activities Authorship (1) He had returned to Constantinople, making it essential for Georgios 25002 to come to the capital to lobby him Tornikes, Georgios 158.22-23, 161.4-6 Death (2) Description (31) Dignity/Office (37) Education (2) Second Name (5) Kinship (99) Location (197) Occupation/Vocation (1) Alternative Name (1)