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  ALEXIUS PETROVICH - LoveToKnow Article on ALEXIUS PETROVICH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
From his sixth to his ninth year Alexius was educated by the diffuse and pedantic Vyazemsky, but after the removal of his mother to the Suzdal Prokovsky Monastery he was confided to the care of learned foreigners, who taught him history, geography, mathematics and French.
Alexius was evidently consoling himself with the reflexion that the future belonged to him.
On the day of the funeral Peter addressed to Alexius a stern letter of warning and remonstrance, urging him no longer to resemble the slothful servant in the parable, and threatening to cut him off, as though he were a gangrenous swelling, if he did not acquiesce in his father's plans.
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 Desi Hot OR Hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alexius had fled to Philip when his father was overthrown in 1195, but it is unknown whether or not Boniface knew he was at Philip's court.
Alexius returned with Boniface to rejoin the fleet at Corfu after it sailed from Zara, and the Venetians, when they learned of Alexius' idea, were particularly pleased with it.
Alexius V, who had a much larger army, although it was much more poorly trained, marched his troops outside Constantinople and seemed to prepare for an all-out assault on the crusader force.
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 Alexius IV
Boniface and Alexius discussed diverting the Crusade to Constantinople so that Alexius and his father could be restored to the throne.
They paraded Alexius outside the walls, but the citizens were apathetic, as Alexius III, though a usurper and illegitimate in the eyes of the westerners, was an acceptable emperor for the Byzantines.
Alexius did manage to raise half the sum promised, by taking from the church and by confiscating property of his enemies.
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 AllRefer.com - Alexius V (Ancient History, Late Roman And Byzantine, Biography) - Encyclopedia
1204, Byzantine emperor (1204), son-in-law of Alexius III.
The head of the Byzantine national party, he overthrew emperors Isaac II and Alexius IV (who had been installed by the Crusaders), thus precipitating the conquest and sack of Constantinople (1204) by the army of the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades).
He was deposed and executed, and Baldwin I was elected by the Crusaders as Latin emperor of Constantinople.
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Alexius certainly had the drive to do such a thing, but it was hard to imagine him betrayin g his oath like that.
Alexius instinctively raised his hand to defend himself, belatedly remembering that his sword was still stuck in the warrior's chest.
Alexius was not a big man, but he was lifting the hefty diplomat with the ease of unbridled rage.
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 Alexius V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His elevation was the result of a revolution in the city against Isaac II and Alexius IV.
He later attempted to ally with his fellow ex-emperor Alexius III against the Latins, but Alexius III had him blinded and delivered into the hands of the crusaders, who put him to death by casting him from the top of the Pillar of Theodosius as the murderer of Alexius IV.
He was the last Byzantine emperor before the establishment of the Latin Empire, which controlled Constantinople for the next 57 years.
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 Constantinople
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.
No sooner was Alexius V in command he began to energetically lead the city in its defence against the crusaders.
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 List of Byzantine Emperors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alexius I Comnenus (1057-1118, ruled 1081 - 1118) — nephew of Isaac I; married Constantine X's grandniece
Alexius II Comnenus (1169-1183, ruled 1180 - 1183) — son of Manuel I
Alexius V Ducas Murzuphlus (the Bushy-eyebrowed) (1140-1204, ruled 1204) — son-in-law of Alexius III
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 St. Alexius Hospital v. Eckert, 284 N.W.2d 441 (N.D. 1979)
Appeal from judgment of the District Court of Burleigh County, the Honorable Benny A. Graff, Judge.
The insured is the one who has paid premiums, and he should be allowed to take advantage of the coverage he paid for and be able to stack or allocate his insurance policies to meet his needs.
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., 275 Ore. 183, 550 P.2d 422 (1976), among others, for showing that a court should not correct clear and unambiguous language for the Legislature so as to better serve what the court felt was, or should have been, the Legislature's intent.
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 ALEXIUS V. - LoveToKnow Article on ALEXIUS V.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
ALEXIUS V. - LoveToKnow Article on ALEXIUS V., eastern Roman emperor, was proclaimed emperor on the sth of February 1204, during the siege of Constantinople by the Latins (Fourth Crusade).
His name was Alexius Ducas Murtzuphlos, and he was a connection of the imperial house of the Angeli.
against the Latins, but was blinded by that ex-monarch and fell into the hands of the crusaders, who put him to death by casting him from the top of the Pillar of Theodosius as the murderer of Alexius IV.
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 The Byzantine Empire during the Crusades   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It was this Alexius, Alexius V Ducas Murzuphlus, who ruled the city when the Crusaders took it by assault on April 13, 1204.
Alexius III had him blinded, for he was now a rival claimant to the throne.
Alexius III was captured by Boniface of Montferrat, was ransomed by Michael I of Epirus, and ended his days in a monastery in Nicaea.
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 List of Byzantine Emperors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Constantine V Copronymus (the Dung-named) (718-745, ruled 741) – son of Leo III
Alexius IV Angelus (1182-1204, ruled 1203 - 1204) – son of Isaac II
Alexius V Ducas Murzuphlus (the Bushy-eyebrowed) (1140-1204, ruled 1204) – son-in-law of Alexius III
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 Alexius V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alexius V, Byzantine emperor, was proclaimed emperor on February 5, 1204, during the siege of Constantinople by the Latins (Fourth Crusade).
His name was Alexius Ducas Murtzuphlos, and he was a connexion of the imperial house of the Angell.
He would then have made common cause with Alexius III against the Latins, but was blinded by that ex-monarch and fell into the hands of the crusaders, who put him to death by casting him from the top of the Pillar of Theodosius as the murderer of Alexius IV.
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 Articles - Alexius IV Angelus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Boniface and Alexius discussed diverting the Crusade to Constantinople so that Alexius and his father could be restored to the throne; in return, Alexius would give them Byzantine soldiers to help fight the Crusade, as well as money to pay off the Crusaders' debt to the Venetians.
Alexius was paraded outside the walls, but the citizens were apathetic, as Alexius III, though a usurper and illegitimate in the eyes of the westerners, was an acceptable emperor for the Byzantine citizens.
On the night of January 27-28 1204 Alexius IV was deposed by the leader of the anti-western party, Alexius Murtzouphlos.
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 Alexius IV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alexius IV Alexius IV was the son of Byzantine emperor Isaac II and nephew of Alexius III.
Alexius IV and his father were re-crowned as co-emperors, although Isaac soon died.
Because of his unpopular support for the "Latins" (Crusaders), in 1204 Alexius IV was overthrown in a coup and shortly afterwards was murdered by Alexius V.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Alexius
Although in this latter document the name of Alexius is not mentioned, he is manifestly the same as the "Man of God" of whom this earlier Syriac legend relates that he lived in Edessa during the episcopate of Bishop Rabula (412-435) as a poor beggar, and solicited alms at the church door.
Boniface was now added that of St. Alexius as titular saint of the church and monastery.
Alexius and Boniface on the Aventine has been renovated in modern times but several medieval monuments are still preserved there.
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 All Empires - Byzantine Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alexius I (1081-1118) literally rebuilt the empire, and created a state that lasted far longer and better than one could expect, but it still was an heartless creature, which could not stay alive for long.
With this alliance however Alexius could stop the advance of the Norman Duke Robert, who tried to invade Greece, and moved his attention to the northern front, where the Patzinaks were invading the territory south of the Danube, and besieged Constantinople in 1090.
Alexius II was only twelve in 1180, and the regency was assumed by his mother Mary of Antioch, hated by the population, and in 1182 Andronicus Comnenus cousin of Manuel and governor of the Pontus, gained the power, keeping however Alexius in charge with him.
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 Alexius IV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alexius IV Alexius IV Alexius IV's rise to power was one of the most shameful moments in Byzantine history.
Seeing that the leaders putting the whole scheme together could benefit by having Alexius in their corner, they offered to return him to Constantinople and crown him emperor by deposing Alexius III who had, after all, been the usurper who had imprisoned them both.
Alexius now having outlived his usefulness, Alexius V, his successor, tricked him into leaving the palace under the pretext of helping him escape a mutiny and instead was shown the way to a waiting squad of archers.
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 ALEXIUS PETROVICH - LoveToKnow Article on ALEXIUS PETROVICH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After this, Peter seemed for a time to take no further interest in Alexius.
Alexius rejoiced at this welcome change, but he had cause rather to fear it.
Alexius' " evil designs " were still in foro conscientiae, and had not been, perhaps never would be, translated into practice.
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Alexius III Angelus, (1153-1211, ruled 1195 - 1203)
Alexius IV Angelus, (1182-1204, ruled 1203 - 1204)
Alexius V Ducas Murzuphlus (the Bushy-eyebrowed), (1140-1204, ruled 1204)
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 AllRefer.com - Alexius III (Ancient History, Late Roman And Byzantine, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Alexius III (Alexius Angelus)[ulek´sEus, an´julus] Pronunciation Key, d.
The Crusaders made Isaac II and his son Alexius IV coemperors, Alexius III having fled.
In 1204, Alexius III's son-in-law was briefly emperor as Alexius V. Another son-in-law, Theodore I, became emperor of Nicaea.
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 Evans - pafn41 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The son, Alexius IV was killed in 1204.
Isaac Alexius was again deposed after a six month reign.
Mourzouphles then proclaimed himself to be Alexius V Ducas.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Constantinople
In November, 1205, Alexius IV broke off all relations with the crusaders.
Alexius IV and his father were dethroned and put to death (February, 1204) by a usurper who took the name of Alexius V Murtzuphlos.
In 1821 the Greek patriarch, Gregory V, with many bishops and laymen, was hanged on the occasion of the outbreak of the Greek War for Independence.
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 Literatureview.com: Tuesday September 14, 2004 – Exploring the 4th Crusade
Alexius IV promises the crusaders 200,000 marks and 10,000 men for the crusade against Egypt if they help restore his father to power.
Through a number of unfortunate mistakes by Alexius V and his supporters, the Crusaders drove the new emperor from power.
According to the account of Geoffrey de Villehardouin, a Crusader, in his Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople, Boniface the Marquis of Monferrat and Dandolo, Doge of Venice, demanded all loot be collected and brought together.
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 Byzantine Genealogy
ALEXIUS I Comnenus 4th Apr 1081 - 5th Aug 1118, nephew of Isaac I, born 1048.
ALEXIUS V 5th Feb - 28th Jan 1204 executed as a regicide.
In 1204, Alexius IV requested the aid of the Crusaders, but the French and Flemish leaders of the 4th Crusade took over Constantinople and Byzantium themselves, creating the Latin Empire.
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 Search Results for V-day - Encyclopædia Britannica
Byzantine emperor in 1204, son-in-law of Alexius III Angelus.
He led a revolt against the coemperors Isaac II and Alexius IV, who were supported by the Fourth Crusade.
Debs, Eugene V. labour organizer and Socialist Party candidate for U.S. president five times between 1900 and 1920.
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 List of Byzantine Emperors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Constantine VI the Blinded (771-797, ruled 780 - 797) – son of Leo IV Irene the Athenian (755-803, ruled 797 - 802) – wife of Leo IV, mother of Constantine VI Non-dynastic
Alexius III Angelus (1153-1211, ruled 1195 - 1203) – brother of Isaac II Alexius IV Angelus (1182-1204, ruled 1203 - 1204) – son of Isaac II Isaac II Angelus (restored with Alexius IV, 1203 - 1204)
In 1453 Mehmed II overthrew the Byzantine Empire and claimed the title of Caesar; his successors continued this claim.
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 Articles - Fourth Crusade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The reasons for his visit are a matter of debate; he may have realized the Venetians' plans and left to avoid excommunication, or he may have wanted to meet with Byzantine Prince Alexius Angelos, Philip's brother-in-law and the son of the recently deposed Byzantine emperor Isaac II.
Boniface may also have had in mind the former land holdings of his brother Renier of Montferrat, who had married a daughter of emperor Manuel I Comnenus but had been murdered in a Byzantine faction-struggle in 1183.
Unfortunately for them, Alexius Angelus had overstated his importance and it was quickly discovered when the crusaders arrived at the walls of Constantinople that the citizens preferred an usurper to an emperor supported by the hated "Latins".
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