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	Alexius II Comnenus
		Alexius II (Comnenus) (1167-1183), Byzantine emperor, was the son of emperor Manuel I Comnenus and Maria, daughter of Raymund, prince of Antioch, and was born at Constantinople on the 10th of September 1167.
		He allowed Alexius to be crowned, but forced him to consent to the death of all his friends, including his mother, his sister and the Caesar, and refused to allow him the smallest voice in public affairs.
		The betrothal in 1180 of Alexius with Agnes, daughter of Louis VII of France, a child of nine, was quashed, and he was married to Irene, daughter of Andronicus.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alexius_II.html (285 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Comnenus
		Comnenus, family name of several Byzantine emperorsâ” Isaac I, Alexius I, John II, Manuel I, Alexius II, and Andronicus I â”who reigned in the 11th and 12th cent., and of the historian, Princess Anna Comnena.
		Alexius I (Alexius Comnenus), 1048-1118, Byzantine emperor (1081-1118).
		John II (John Comnenus), 1088-1143, Byzantine emperor (1118-43), son and successor of Alexius I. He was crowned despite the intrigues of his sister, Anna Comnena, and of his mother, Irene.
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	Roman Emperors DIR Alexius II Comnenus
		Alexius was born on 14 September 1169 and crowned co-emperor in 1171.
		Andronicus Angelus (father of the future emperors Isaac II and Alexius III) marched out from Nicomedia and fought with Andronicus Comnenus at the village of Charax, to be roundly defeated in spite of his superior numbers.
		The sentence was commuted to death, the decree affirmed by the signature of the emperor Alexius himself.
	www.roman-emperors.org /alexiicom.htm (2527 words)

	Alexius Comnenus
		Alexius I (1048 – August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118), was the third son of John Comnenus, the nephew of Isaac I Comnenus (emperor 1057–1059).
		By that time Alexius was the lover of the Empress Maria Bagrationi, a daughter of king Bagrat IV of Georgia who was successively married to Michael VII Ducas and his successor Botaniates, and was renowned for her beauty.
		Alexius and Maria lived almost openly together at the Palace of Mangana, and Alexius had Michael VII and Maria's young son, the prince Constantine Ducas, adopted and proclaimed heir to the throne.
	www.themiddleages.net /people/alexius_comnenus.html (582 words)

	Alexius II - LoveToKnow 1911
		(ConrNENUS) (1167-1183), emperor of the East, was the son of Manuel Comnenus and Maria, daughter of Raymund, prince of Antioch, and was born at Constantinople on the 10th of September 1167.
		Their party was defeated(May 2,1182),but Andronicus Comnenus took advantage of these disorders to aim at the crown, entered Constantinople, where he was received with almost divine honours, and overthrew the regents.
		The betrothal in 1180 of Alexius with Agnes, daughter of Louis VII.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Alexius_II (279 words)

	Alexius I Comnenus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Alexius ruled that dynasty along with John II Comnenus, Manual I Comnenus, Alexius II Comnenus, and Andronicus I Comnenus.
		Alexius was born in 1048, and died in 1118.
		In 1091 Alexius defeated the Pechenegs, a Turkish tribe that raided the empire from the north.
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	1180-83. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Alexius II Comnenus, the son of Manuel, who ruled under the regency of his mother, Maria of Antioch.
		ALEXIUS III, the brother of Isaac, whom he deposed and blinded.
		Alexius settled for a huge monetary payment, and Henry's death (1197) removed the immediate threat from that quarter.
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	Rodolphe Guilland, "Les Eunuques dans l'Empire Byzantin" (English)
		II 512; Zonaras III 588-589), Constantine distinguished himself as a governor and was appointed Domestikos of the Scholes of the East (Cedr.
		Alexius I Comnenus, who for various reasons had declined the command of the troops, gave his troops to the eunuch John despite the protests of the generals who were unhappy about serving under the command of a eunuch.
		Romanus II chose as paradynastos Joseph Bringas, a patrician, praepositus, drungaire of the fleet, and parakimomenos.
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	Alexius I - LoveToKnow 1911
		ALEXIUS I. emperor of the East, was the third son of John Comnenus, nephew of Isaac Comnenus, emperor 1057-10J9.
		His father declined the throne on the abdication of Isaac, who was accordingly succeeded by four emperors of other families between that date and 1081.
		Botaniates was forced to abdicate and retire to a monastery, and Isaac declined the crown in favour of his younger brother Alexius, who then became emperor in the 33rd year of his age.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Alexius_I (450 words)

	Constantinople
		The accession of another soldier, Michael II the Amorian (the stammerer) was attended by outbreaks of rebellion and his nine year reign was mainly memorable for the loss of Crete to the Corsairs and the invasion of Sicily by the Aglabids.
		Alexius Ducas, son of the previous emperor Alexius III Ducas, seized the throne for himself.
		Alexius IV was strangled and Isaac II is said to have died of grief at the news of the murder of his son.
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	Child brides as young as 8 (eight) were common among the Byzantine emperors and nobility!
		Agnes-Anna of France,wife of Alexius II and Andronicus I of the Comneni Dynasty
		Alexius (born in 1169) and the princess Agnes.
		Alexius' head was cut off and brought to Isaac in triumph, and Choniates praises the restraint of the widow when shown the severed head and remarks that Manuel had praised her as the 'flower of his family'.
	www.answering-christianity.com /byzantine_child_brides.htm (2656 words)

	Richard BYRCHARDE - Emperor Basil II Bulgaroctonus of BYZANTIUM
		\-Irini DUKAINA /-Isaac Comnenus Sebastocrator of BYZANTIUM
		\-Sinadena of HUNGARY Alexius Comnenus of BYZANTIUM \- THEODORA
		/-Constantine Angelus of BYZANTIUM Alexius Dukas of BYZANTIUM
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	Alexios II Komnenos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexios II Komnenos or Alexius II Comnenus (Greek: Αλέχιος Β’ Κομνηνός, Alexios II Komnēnos) (14 September 1169 – October 1183), Byzantine emperor (1180-1183), was the son of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos and Maria, daughter of Raymond, prince of Antioch.
		He allowed Alexios II to be crowned, but was responsible for the death of most of the young emperor's actual or potential defenders, including his mother, his half-sister and the Caesar, and refused to allow him the smallest voice in public affairs.
		The betrothal in 1180 of Alexios II to Agnes of France, daughter of Louis VII of France and his third wife Adèle of Champagne and at the time a child of nine, had not apparently been followed by their marriage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexius_II_Comnenus (542 words)

	Alexius II — FactMonster.com
		Alexius II Alexius II (Alexius Comnenus), 1168–83, Byzantine emperor (1180–83), son and successor of Manuel I. His mother, Mary of Antioch, who was regent for him, alienated the population by favoring the Latin element in Constantinople.
		Andronicus I - Andronicus I (Andronicus Comnenus), 1120?–1185, Byzantine emperor (1183–85), nephew of...
		Manuel I, Byzantine emperor - Manuel I (Manuel Comnenus), c.1120–1180, Byzantine emperor (1143–80), son and successor...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0803264.html (171 words)

	Alexius I Comnenus
		Alexius I (1048-1118), Byzantine emperor (1081-1118), was the third son of John Comnenus, nephew of Isaac I Comnenus (emperor 1057-1059).
		His father declined the throne on the abdication of Isaac, who was accordingly succeeded by four emperors of other families between 1059 and 1081.
		The success of the Comneni roused the jealousy of Botaniates and his ministers, and the Comneni were almost compelled to take up arms in self- defence.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alexius_I_Comnenus.html (377 words)

	Encyclopædia Britannica Australia -
		Alexius was the son of Manuel I Comnenus and Maria, daughter of Raymond, prince of Antioch.
		Alexius was the son of Emperor Isaac II.
		Byzantine emperor in 1204, son-in-law of Alexius III Angelus.
	www.britannica.com.au /britannica_browse/a/a33.html (1555 words)

	Richard Tonsing's and Margaret Bernard's Family Trees - Person Page 235 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Alexius II Comnenus was born on 10 September 1167 at Constantinople (now Istanbul), Istanbul province, Marmara Region, Turkey.
		Alexius II Comnenus and Agnes Capet of France were engaged in 1180.
		Athelred II (?) married Emma (?) of Normandy, daughter of Richard I (?) the Fearless and Gunnora (?) of Crepon.
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	Alexius II - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Alexius II (Alexius Comnenus), 1168-83, Byzantine emperor (1180-83), son and successor of Manuel I. His mother, Mary of Antioch, who was regent for him, alienated the population by favoring the Latin element in Constantinople.
		In 1182 Alexius' cousin Andronicus, after instigating a massacre of the Latins, stormed the city, had Alexius sign the death sentence of his mother, and, as Andronicus I, became coemperor.
		Paschal II The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 1/1/2000; E. 111 words
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-alexius2.html (258 words)

	Andronicus 1st Komnenos
		Manuel died and the successor to the throne was his twelve-year old son Alexios II.
		The worst blow, however, for the empire came from the Normans of Italy who were under the reign of William II of Sicily.
		The continuance of the Norman march towards the Capital aroused reactions against Andronikos I. The outraged crowd arrested and tore the last member of the Komnenos dynasty to pieces in the streets of Constantinople, thus he met a horrible fate, in September 12, 1185.
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	hremperors
		Alexius I, (Comnenus) (1048- 1118) Byzantine emperor 1081-1118.
		Alexius reformed the army and administration as well as taxes and the coinage, which had become very debased under his predecessors.
		In 1118, after her father's death, she conspired against her brother, Emperor John II Comnenus, in an attempt to have the succession changed in favor of her husband, the Byzantine soldier and historian Nicephorus Bryennius (1062-1137).
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/hremperors.htm (8194 words)

	Kings of Italy, Sicily, Naples and the Byzantine Empire
		JOHN II John was the eldest of Alexius' three sons.
		Alexius II was ten years of age when he came to the throne.
		Alexius side was taken by his cousin Andronicus who defeated the faction of his sister and restored the public order and tranquillity.
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	John II Comnenus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The son of Emperor Alexius I, John continued his father's policies of granting land in...
		Manuel I Comnenus (circa 1120-80), Byzantine emperor (1143-80).
		John II (of Portugal), in Portuguese, João II, called The Perfect (1455-1495), the son of King Afonso V, born in Lisbon.
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	Alexius I Comnenus Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Alexius I (1048 - August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081-1118), was the third son of John Comnenus, nephew of Isaac I Comnenus (emperor 1057-1059).
		This is ascribed by his daughter Anna as a credit to his policy and diplomacy, but by the Latin historians of the crusade as a sign of his treachery and falseness.
		The crusaders believed their oaths were made invalid when Alexius did not help them during the siege of Antioch; Bohemund, who had set himself up as Prince of Antioch, briefly went to war with Alexius, but agreed to become Alexius' vassal under the Treaty of Devol in 1108.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Alexius_I_Comnenus.html (520 words)

	emperors3
		He negotiated unsuccessfully with the Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas for an alliance between the Byzantine and Holy Roman empires, but was able to arrange a marriage between his son Otto II and Theophano, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Romanus II.
		Otto II (955-83), Holy Roman emperor (967-83), king of Germany (961-83), the son of Otto I, with whom he ruled jointly from 967 to 973.
		Rudolf II (1552-1612), Holy Roman emperor (1576-1612), king of Hungary (1572-1608), and king of Bohemia (1575-1611), born in Vienna, the son and successor of Emperor Maximilian II.
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	Comnenus — FactMonster.com
		Alexius II - Alexius II (Alexius Comnenus), 1168–83, Byzantine emperor (1180–83), son and successor...
		Alexius I - Alexius I (Alexius Comnenus), 1048–1118, Byzantine emperor (1081–1118).
		John II, Byzantine emperor - John II (John Comnenus), 1088–1143, Byzantine emperor (1118–43), son and successor of...
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	New Page 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		He was the fourth son of John II Comnenus and Piroska, daughter of King Ladislaus I of Hungary.
		In the same year the emperor made war upon Roger II of Sicily, whose fleet captured Corfu and plundered the Greek towns, but in 1148 was defeated with the help of the Venetians.
		On September 17, 1176 Manuel was decisively defeated by Kilij Arslan II in the pass of Myriokephalon, where he allowed himself to be surprised in line of march.
	koz.vianet.ca /boshis40.htm (942 words)

	1180
		Afonso I of Portugal is taken prisoner by Ferdinand II of Leon
		Kilij Arslan II allies with Saladin after the death of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus
		England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
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	Andronicus Comnenus and the Fall of Rome, Robert Wernick
		She was not yet ten years old when the old emperor Manuel was dead, and his son Alexius II Comnenus was on the throne, in purple robe and boots, with the gold crown of Constantine on his head.
		It was, she learned, a cousin of her late father-in-law, his name was Andronicus Comnenus and he had been living for some time in gilded exile on one of his estates by the shores of the Black Sea.
		Alexius was given no choice but to sign his mother’s death warrant.
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	Wikinfo \| List of Byzantine Emperors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Alexius I Comnenus, (1057-1118, ruled 1081 - 1118)
		Alexius II Comnenus, (1169-1183, ruled 1180 - 1183)
		Alexius V Ducas Murzuphlus (the Bushy-eyebrowed), (1140-1204, ruled 1204)
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