Isaac II Angelos, also rendered Angelus, was Byzantine emperor from 1185 to 1195 and again co-emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204. He seized power in an 1185 revolt against Emperor Andronikos Komnenos, rising to the Byzantine throne and establishing the Angelos family as the new imperial dynasty.
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Birth Yearsource gives only the month, September 1156, no specific day Role
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Isaac II led a revolt that overthrew and killed Andronikos I in 1185.
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Isaac II's brother Alexios III deposed and blinded him in 1195.
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1. Isaac II Angelos - Wikipedia
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Isaac II Angelos or Angelus (Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός Ἄγγελος, romanized: Isaákios Komnēnós Ángelos; September 1156 - 28 January 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and co-Emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204.
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Isaac II Angelos or Angelus (Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός Ἄγγελος, romanized: Isaákios Komnēnós Ángelos; September 1156 - 28 January 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and co-Emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204.
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