Basil Vatatzes
Basil Vatatzes (
Biography
Origin and early life
Vatatzes was of low birth, hailing from the region around
Ousting of Theodore Mankaphas
His first office after the marriage was likely as military governor (doux) of the small province of Mylasa and Melanoudion, which he is known to have held in August 1189.[2] From there he was promoted to "Grand Domestic of the East" and governor of the extensive Thracesian Theme.[5]
In this capacity he had to deal with the usurper
In c. 1192/3, however, Basil Vatatzes was sent against Theodore Mankaphas, who had rebelled once more. This time Vataztes effectively ended the rebellion and forced the usurper to flee to the court of the
Bulgarian rebellion
Soon after he was appointed Domestic of the West (as with his contemporary and co-commander,
In 1193 he refused any military support to the rebellion of his brother-in-law Constantine Angelos Doukas, a cousin to the emperor and commander of the Byzantine armies in Philippopolis. Doukas proclaimed himself emperor and marched his troops onto Adrianople, but he was betrayed by his followers and surrendered to Isaac II Angelos for a pardon in return.[8][10]
In 1194 Isaac II ordered Vatatzes and Gidos to campaign against the Bulgarians. The Byzantines were defeated, and Vatatzes was killed at the Battle of Arcadiopolis.[8]
Family
He was likely
References
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 852 (esp. note 5).
- ^ a b Varzos 1984, p. 853.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 851–853.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 852–853.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 853–854.
- ^ a b ODB, "Mankaphas, Theodore" (C. M. Brand), p. 1286.
- ^ Magoulias 1984, pp. 219–220.
- ^ a b c d Varzos 1984, p. 854.
- ^ Guilland 1967, pp. 408–409, 455.
- ^ Magoulias 1984, pp. 239–240.
- ^ Polemis 1968, p. 107.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 855–856 (note 20).
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 855–857.
- ^ Polemis 1968, pp. 107–109.
Sources
- OCLC 878894516.
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Magoulias, Harry J., ed. (1984). O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniatēs. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1764-8.
- Polemis, Demetrios I. (1968). The Doukai: A Contribution to Byzantine Prosopography. London: The Athlone Press. OCLC 299868377.
- Varzos, Konstantinos (1984). Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών [The Genealogy of the Komnenoi] (PDF) (in Greek). Vol. B. Thessaloniki: OCLC 834784665.