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 Certainty: 2 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)