Isaac I Komnenos, also rendered Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059, the first reigning member of the Komnenian dynasty. The researched lead for this figure is unusually thin; the events of his reign are a named gap for the depth wave rather than a claim written past what this source supports.
Facts
Death PlaceStoudion, Constantinople 1 Partially Attested
Death Datesource hedges the exact day as probably 1 June Role
Role (category) Connections
In Era
Preceded By
Isaac I led a military revolt that forced Michael VI's abdication in 1057.
Ruled
Succeeded By
Isaac I abdicated in 1059 in favor of Constantine Doukas.
Sources
1. Isaac I Komnenos - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
Isaac I Komnenos or Comnenus (Ancient Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός, romanized: Isaákios Komnēnós; c. 1007 - 1 June 1060) was Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059, the first reigning member of the Komnenian dynasty.
Origin and early career section
Isaac was born c. 1007.
Illness, abdication, and death section
Isaac lived the remainder of his life as a simple monk in Stoudion, readily performing menial tasks until he died in 1060, probably on 1 June.
Isaac I Komnenos: Gender
The researched lead for this figure is unusually thin; the events of his reign are a named gap for the depth wave rather than a claim written past what this source supports.
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