Chandrenos
Chandrenos (Greek: Χανδρηνός; fl. 1305–1310/11) was a Byzantine general who distinguished himself in his successful expeditions against the Catalan Company.
Very little is known about Chandrenos, as his life and deeds are recorded only in an oration to Emperor
Asia Minor, he fought against the Turks with some success, so that, according to Thomas, even they came to esteem his prowess. Nevertheless, he was unable to stem the tide of the Turkish conquest, and abandoned Asia Minor after his ancestral lands fell.[3] Subsequently, he participated as one of the commanders of the imperial army in the Battle of Apros on 10 July 1305, against the Catalan Company. Chandrenos fought with valour and distinction, but the Byzantines were routed by the Catalans.[1][4]
In 1308–09, he was sent to
Walter of Brienne, tried to dismiss them, however, they attacked the duchy and took it over following their crushing victory over Walter's army in the Battle of Halmyros in 1311.[6][7]
In the meantime, in 1309 Chandrenos had defeated and driven off a
Serbian invasion of Macedonia, assisted by 1,500 Turks who under their leader Malik had deserted the Catalan Company and sought refuge in Serbia.[1][8] Sometime in the 1310s (probably ca. 1310/11) Chandrenos was in Constantinople, where he was accused by members of the imperial court of treason—probably as a result of jealousy over his military successes—and was defended before the emperor by Thomas Magistros. Nothing further is known of him.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e PLP, 30572. Χανδρηνός.
- ^ a b Laiou 1972, p. 351.
- ^ Laiou 1972, p. 221.
- ^ Laiou 1972, pp. 162, 221.
- ^ Laiou 1972, pp. 221–224.
- ^ Laiou 1972, pp. 226–228.
- ^ Nicol 1993, p. 135.
- ^ Laiou 1972, p. 232.
Sources
- ISBN 0-674-16535-7.
- ISBN 0-246-10559-3.
- Trapp, Erich; Beyer, Hans-Veit; Kaplaneres, Sokrates; Leontiadis, Ioannis (1994). ISBN 3-7001-3003-1.