Alexios II Komnenos, Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He came to the throne as a minor, and for the whole of his short reign imperial power was held de facto by regents.
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Andronikos I, initially regent for the young Alexios II, had him killed and took the throne alone in 1183.
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Wikipedia- Gender: Male
- Role (category): Monarch / Royalty
- Death Year: 1183
- Role: Byzantine emperor (1180 to 1183)
- Birth Date: 1169-09-14
- Birthplace: Constantinople
2. Alexios II Komnenos (Wikipedia)
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Probably by the end of the same month, Andronikos ordered Alexios' assassination; the young emperor was secretly strangled with a bow-string and his body thrown in the Bósporos.
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Alexios II Komnenos (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός, romanized: Aléxios Komnēnós; 14 September 1169 - September 1183), Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183.
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