Manuel I Komnenos
| Manuel I Komnenos | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |||||
Manuscript miniature, part of double portrait with Empress Maria, Vatican Library | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | 8 April 1143 – 24 September 1180 | ||||
| Predecessor | John II Komnenos | ||||
| Successor | Alexios II Komnenos | ||||
| Born | 28 November 1118 | ||||
| Died | 24 September 1180 (aged 61) | ||||
| Spouse | Bertha of Sulzbach Maria of Antioch | ||||
| Issue | Maria Komnene Alexios II Komnenos | ||||
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| House | Komnenian dynasty | ||||
| Father | John II Komnenos | ||||
| Mother | Irene of Hungary | ||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christian | ||||
Manuel I Komnenos (28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Latinized as Comnenus, also called Porphyrogenitus was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century. Manuel Komnenos was the fourth son of John II Komnenos and Irene of Hungary.[1]
References
- ↑ Gibbon, The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, 72