Andronikos I Komnenos, Latinized Andronicus I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185. A nephew of John II Komnenos, he rose to fame during the reign of his cousin Manuel I Komnenos, a period of his life marked by political failures, adventures, scandalous romances and open rivalry with the emperor.
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Partially Attested
Birth Yearsource gives a range, circa 1118 to 1120, earlier bound given here Role
Role (category) Connections
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Preceded By
Andronikos I, initially regent for the young Alexios II, had him killed and took the throne alone in 1183.
Ruled
Succeeded By
Isaac II led a revolt that overthrew and killed Andronikos I in 1185.
Sources
1. Andronikos I Komnenos - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
Andronikos I Komnenos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός, romanized: Andrónikos Komnēnós; c. 1118/1120 - 12 September 1185), Latinized as Andronicus I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185.
Downfall and death section
He died on 12 September 1185, and his remains were left unburied and visible for several years afterwards.
Andronikos I Komnenos: Gender
A nephew of John II Komnenos, he rose to fame during the reign of his cousin Manuel I Komnenos, a period of his life marked by political failures, adventures, scandalous romances and open rivalry with the emperor.
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