Emperor Alexios II Komnenos M / L XII
Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός (Varzos 155-II.454) (Alexios 2)
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Narrative
(28)
Authorship
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Death
(2)
He was strangled with a bowstring at night, and the corpse brought to
Andronikos 1
; he treated it with disdain, kicking it and insulting his parents; the head was removed, sealed in wax by Andronikos in one ear, and buried at Katabate; the rest was encased in lead and dropped in the sea, to the sound of singing and dancing
Niketas Choniates, Historia 274.12-29
Was strangled by the tyrant (
Andronikos 1
)
ἀποπνιγέντος. Kleinchroniken 147.86
Description
(4)
He was not yet fully an adolescent, still needing support as a child
οὔπω καθαρῶς τῆς ἥβης ἁψάμενος .... Niketas Choniates, Historia 223.5
At
Manuel 1
's death he was too young to rule a great empire by himself, nor firm enough even to govern children like himself
μὴ ὅτι γε βασιλείας μεγίστης κρατεῖν οὐκ ἔχοντα δι᾽ ἑαυτοῦ. Eustathios: Capture of Thessalonike 18.16-18
Was under age at his accession to the throne
ἀνήβῳ ... παιδί. Kinnamos 4.15
A creation of the Graces, a flower of nature
γλύμμα Χαρίτων, φύσεως ἄνθος. Kinnamos 257.9
Dignity/Office
(7)
Autokrator
αὐτοκράτωρ. Kleinchroniken 147.85
Basileus
βασιλέα. Kleinchroniken 146.82
βασιλεύς. Kleinchroniken 147.85
(τὴν βασιλείαν μου). Lavra 338.3
βασιλεῖ.
Seal 0
Porphyrogennetos
πορφυρογέννητος. Kleinchroniken 146.81, 147.86
πορφυρογεννήτῳ.
Seal 0
Education
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Ethnic label
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Second Name
(1)
Komnenos
Κομνηνός. Kleinchroniken 146.81
Kinship
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brother of
Maria 17002
ἀδελφόν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 231.17, 233.53
fiancé of
Agnes 101
(μνηστή). Niketas Choniates, Historia 275.14
half-brother of
Maria 17002
(ἑτεροθαλὴς ἀδελφή). Niketas Choniates, Historia 230.94
husband (in fact, fiancé) of
Agnes 101
(γυναικί). Kleinchroniken 147.84
nephew of
Andronikos 1
ἀνεψιόν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 228.43, 275.15
son of
Manuel 1
υἱός. Kleinchroniken 146.81, 147.84-85
(πατρός). Lavra 335.6
παιδί. Kinnamos 4.15, 257.9
παῖς. Niketas Choniates, Historia 223.5
son of
Maria 63
(τῇ μητρί). Kleinchroniken 147.85
υἱόν. Eustathios: Capture of Thessalonike 18.19, 20.1
(μητρί). Niketas Choniates, Historia 225.43, 234.01
Language Skill
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Location
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Constantinople: Katabate (area)
His head was buried at Katabate, his body at sea Niketas Choniates, Historia 274.21-29
Constantinople: Philopation, imperial apartments of Manganes
He was visited by
Andronikos 1
in the imperial apartments of Manganes, having moved there from the palace τὰς ἐν τῷ Φιλοπατίῳ βασιλικὰς ... οἰκοδομάς, αἳ τοῦ Μαγγάνη ἐλεγοντο. Niketas Choniates, Historia 255.27-30
Occupation/Vocation
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Possession
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Religion
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Eunuchs
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Alternative Name
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