Andronikos Doukas (general under Leo VI)
Andronikos Doukas | |
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Died | c. 910 Baghdad |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Rank | Domestic of the Schools |
Relations | Constantine Doukas (son) |
Andronikos Doukas or Doux (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας/Δούξ, died circa 910) was a Byzantine general and rebel in the reign of Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912). The first member of the illustrious Doukas line to achieve prominence as a successful general, his rivalry with the powerful eunuch Samonas led to his revolt and eventual defection to the Arabs in 906–907. He died in exile in Baghdad.
Biography
Andronikos Doukas is the first prominent member of the
There he held out for some six months, while Leo sent the new Domestic of the Schools,
Despite Andronikos's defection – or because of it, considering that
Legacy
The careers of both Andronikos and Constantine, who in 913 also mounted an unsuccessful bid for the throne that cost him his life, entered folk legend and partly inspired the epic poem Digenes Akritas.[18]
References
- ^ ODB, "Doukas" (A. Kazhdan, A. Cutler), pp. 655–656.
- ^ Polemis 1968, p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e ODB, "Doukas, Andronikos" (A. Kazhdan), p. 657.
- ^ Polemis 1968, p. 17.
- ^ Tougher 1997, p. 189.
- ^ Tougher 1997, p. 208.
- ^ Polemis 1968, pp. 17–18.
- ^ Tougher 1997, pp. 208–209.
- ^ a b c Polemis 1968, p. 18.
- ^ a b Tougher 1997, p. 209.
- ^ Tougher 1997, pp. 209, 213–216.
- ^ Polemis 1968, pp. 19–20.
- ^ Tougher 1997, pp. 214–216.
- ^ Tougher 1997, pp. 39, 216–217.
- ^ Polemis 1968, p. 19.
- ^ Tougher 1997, pp. 209–210, 216.
- ^ Tougher 1997, p. 210.
- ^ ODB, "Doukas, Andronikos" (A. Kazhdan), p. 657; "Doukas, Constantine" (A. Kazhdan, A. Cutler), p. 657.
Sources
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Polemis, Demetrios I. (1968). The Doukai: A Contribution to Byzantine Prosopography. London: The Athlone Press. OCLC 299868377.
- Tougher, Shaun (1997). The Reign of Leo VI (886-912): Politics and People. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-9-00-410811-0.