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Roman Emperors DIR Alexius II Comnenus |
 | | They were tried and condemned, Maria and her husband Renier of Montferrat seeking refuge in the Great Church of Hagia Sophia (before Easter, 5 April 1181). |
 | | Then Renier led a sally forth from the Great Church, and held his own, but further fighting had to be left aside due to the lateness in the day. |
 | | This was granted, and the megas doux Andronicus Contostephanus and the megas hetaireiarches John Ducas sent to negotiate with Renier and Maria. |
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