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Alexios IV Angelos, Emperor of the East

Male Abt 1182 - 1204  (22 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alexios IV Angelos, Emperor of the East was born about 1182 (son of Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East and Eirene Komnena); died in 1204.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: in 1203, he was crowned Basilius, that is the Emperor of the East.
    • Reign: From 1203 to 1204; Emperor of the East (Basilius)

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In 1203, he was crowned co-Basilius, that is the co-Emperor of the East.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East was born in 1156 (son of Andronicus Angelus and Euphrosyne Castamonita); died in 1204.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Reign: From 1185 to 1195; Emperor of the East (Basilius)

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    His name was also spelt Isaakios II Angelos.

    In 1185, he was crowned Basilius, that is the Emperor of the East. He was deposed in 1195. in 1203, he was returned to the throne.

    Died:
    He was killed in battle.

    Isaac married Eirene Komnena. Eirene (daughter of Demetrios Tornikes, Logothete of the Dome and sister of Euthymios Malakes) died in 1184/1185. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Eirene Komnena (daughter of Demetrios Tornikes, Logothete of the Dome and sister of Euthymios Malakes); died in 1184/1185.

    Notes:

    Stone (2011) provides a much more accurate ancestry of Eirene, and negates Stuart (2002) (42).

    Died:
    She died in a monastery.

    Children:
    1. Euphrosyne Angelina
    2. Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily was born about 1181; died on 27 Aug 1208; was buried in Lorsch Abbey, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany.
    3. 1. Alexios IV Angelos, Emperor of the East was born about 1182; died in 1204.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Andronicus Angelus (son of Constantinus Angelus and Theodora Comnena); died before Dec 1185.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    His name was also spelt Andronikos Angelos Doukas.

    From 1166 to 1185, Andronicus Angelus served as kuropalates at the Court of Manuel I, Emperor of the East.

    He was blinded in 1182/83. He was a General in the civil and Muslim wars.

    Andronicus married Euphrosyne Castamonita before 1155. Euphrosyne died on 1185 - 1195. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Euphrosyne Castamonita died on 1185 - 1195.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Her name was also spelt Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa.

    Children:
    1. 2. Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East was born in 1156; died in 1204.

  3. 6.  Demetrios Tornikes, Logothete of the Dome was born about 1121 in Thebes, Greece (son of [no first name] Tornikes and niece of Theophylaktos); died about 1201.

    Demetrios married sister of Euthymios Malakes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  sister of Euthymios Malakes
    Children:
    1. Konstantinos Tornikes, Logothete of the Dome died about 1206.
    2. Georgios Tornikes
    3. Euthymios Tornikes died after 1222.
    4. 3. Eirene Komnena died in 1184/1185.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Constantinus Angelus was born in Philadelphia, Empire of the East (son of Manuel Angelos); died after 1166.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    His name was also spelt Konstantinos.

    He was a patrician.

    From 1142 and 1154, he was a General of the Eastern Empire in the war with the Normans.

    Constantinus married Theodora Comnena. Theodora (daughter of Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East and Irene Ducas, Augusta) was born about 1070; died on 20 Feb 1116. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Theodora Comnena was born about 1070 (daughter of Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East and Irene Ducas, Augusta); died on 20 Feb 1116.
    Children:
    1. John Angelus
    2. 4. Andronicus Angelus died before Dec 1185.

  3. 12.  [no first name] Tornikes

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death, Thebes, Greece

    Notes:

    History:
    He lived in Thebes, Greece. He served in the military and died young.

    [no married niece of Theophylaktos. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  niece of Theophylaktos

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    She was the niece of Theophylaktos, Bishop of Ohrid, a biblical commentator and tutor to Konstantinos Doukas, the son of Emperor Michael VII.

    Children:
    1. Georgios Tornikes, Metropolitan of Ephesus was born on 1110 - 1120; died after 1156.
    2. 6. Demetrios Tornikes, Logothete of the Dome was born about 1121 in Thebes, Greece; died about 1201.
    3. Leon Tornikes