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
Reign8 April 1143 – 24 September 1180
PredecessorJohn II Komnenos
SuccessorAlexios II Komnenos
Born28 November 1118
Died24 September 1180(1180-09-24) (aged 61)
SpouseBertha of Sulzbach
Maria of Antioch
IssueMaria Komnene
Alexios II Komnenos
Full name
Manuel Komnenos
Μανουήλ Κομνηνός
HouseKomnenian dynasty
FatherJohn II Komnenos
MotherIrene of Hungary
ReligionEastern 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

  1. Gibbon, The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, 72

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