John II Komnenos, Emperor of the East

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good" (Kaloïōannēs), he was the second emperor to rule during the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire. John was a pious and dedicated monarch who was determined to undo the damage his empire had suffered following the battle of Manzikert, half a century earlier.
• Crowned: Between 1 Sep 1092 and Nov 1092; He was crowned co-Emperor by Alexios I between 1 Sep 1092 and Nov 1092.
• Reign: From 1118 to 1143; Emperor of the East (Basilius)
• Last Full Review: 13 Aug 2020

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Crowned:
He was crowned co-Emperor by Alexios I.

Died:
Having prepared his army for a renewed attack on Antioch, John amused himself by hunting wild boar on Mount Taurus in Cilicia, where, on April 1, 1143, he accidentally cut himself on the hand with a poisoned arrow. John initially ignored the wound and it became infected. He died a number of days after the accident, on April 8, probably of septicaemia.

John married Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary in 1104. Irene (daughter of Ladislas I of Hungary "the Saint", King of Hungary and Adelaide of Rheinfelden) was born in 1088; died on 13 Aug 1134 in Bithynia, Empire of the East. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alexios Komnenos, Co-Emperor of the East
2. Maria Komnene
3. Andronikos Komnenos was born about 1108; died in 1142.
4. Anna Komnene was born about 1110; died after 1149.
5. Isaac Komnenos was born about 1113; died after 1154.
6. Theodora Komnene was born about 1115; died before May 1157.
7. Eudokia Komnene was born about 1116; died before 1150.
8. Manuel I, Emperor of the East was born on 28 Nov 1118; died on 21 Sep 1180.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 1081; In 1081, he was crowned Basilius, that is the Emperor of the East.
• Reign: From 1081 to 1118; Emperor of the East (Basilius)

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Alexios married Irene Ducas, Augusta in 1078. Irene (daughter of Andronicus Ducas and Maria of Bulgaria) was born in 1066; died on 19 Feb 1127. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: birth to death, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East

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History:
In 1066, after her husband's death, she became a nun.

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Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1080.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He held the offices of the curopalates and grand domestic.

John married Anna Dalassena in 1042. Anna (daughter of Alexis Pharo "the Patrician", Perfect of Italy and [name unknown] Dalassene) was born between 1025 and 1030; died between 1100 and 1102. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Crowned: 1081; In 1081, she was crowned Augusta.

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• History: birth to death

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History:
In later life he became as the monk, Antonios.

Andronicus married Maria of Bulgaria before 1066. Maria (daughter of Trojan of Bulgaria, Tsar of West Bulgaria and Kontostephane) died before 1118. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
Before 1118, she was a nun named Xene.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was the Perfect of the East. He also held the office of curopalates and strategos under Basil II.

Alexis married [name unknown] Dalassene on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: He was a pretender to the Eastern throne, Cæsar, in 1059 and 1073.

John married Eirene Pegonitissa before 1045. Eirene (daughter of Niketas Pegonites) died about 1060. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
He was an exile in Constantinople.

Trojan married Kontostephane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]