John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools)
John Komnenos | |
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Born | c. 1015 |
Died | 12 July 1067 (aged 51–52) |
Spouse | Anna Dalassene |
Issue Detail |
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House | Komnenos |
Father | Manuel Erotikos Komnenos |
Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
John Komnenos (
Life
John Komnenos was born c. 1015 as the younger son of the
Isaac's reign was cut short by his clash with the powerful
John is not mentioned in the sources during the reign of Constantine X, perhaps indicating, according to Konstantinos Varzos, that he was in imperial disfavour, despite Bryennios' assertion that both he and his brother remained much honoured by the new emperor.[4] The late 12th-century typikon of the Monastery of Christ Philanthropos, founded by Alexios I's wife Irene Doukaina,[9] is the only source to record that John Komnenos retired to a monastery, probably at the same time as his wife, Anna Dalassene. He died as a monk on 12 July 1067.[4][10]
Family
John Komnenos married Anna Dalassene, the daughter of
With Anna, John had eight children, five boys and three girls:[15]
- Manuel Komnenos (c. 1045 – 1071), kouropalates and protostrator, married a relative of Romanos IV Diogenes (r. 1068–1071)[16]
- Maria Komnene (c. 1047 – after 1094), married the panhypersebastos Michael Taronites[17]
- Isaac Komnenos (c. 1050 – 1102/4), sebastokrator, married Irene, daughter of the ruler of Alania[18]
- Eudokia Komnene (c. 1052 – before 1136), married Nikephoros Melissenos[19]
- Theodora Komnene (c. 1054 – before 1136), married the kouropalates Constantine Diogenes, son of Romanos IV[20]
- Alexios Komnenos (1057–1118), the future emperor, married Irene Doukaina[21]
- Adrianos Komnenos (c. 1060 – 1105), protosebastos, married Zoe Doukaina[22]
- Nikephoros Komnenos (c. 1062 – after 1136), sebastos and droungarios of the fleet[23]
References
- ^ ODB, "Komnenos" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1143–1144.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 49.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 41–42, 49.
- ^ a b c Varzos 1984, p. 50.
- ^ ODB, "Isaac I Komnenos" (C. M. Brand, A. Cutler), pp. 1011–1012.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 42–43.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 49–50.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 49–50, esp. note 5.
- ^ Kouroupou & Vannier 2005, pp. 41ff..
- ^ Kouroupou & Vannier 2005, p. 65.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 51.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 51–53.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 53–56.
- ^ ODB, "Dalassene, Anna" (C. M. Brand), p. 578.
- ^ Varzos 1984, p. 52.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 61–64.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 64–67.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 67–79.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 80–84.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 85–86.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 87–114.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 114–117.
- ^ Varzos 1984, pp. 118–120.
Sources
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Kouroupou, Matoula; Vannier, Jean-François (2005). "Commémoraisons des Comnènes dans le typikon liturgique du monastère du Christ Philanthrope (ms. Panaghia Kamariotissa 29)" [Commemorations of the Komnenoi in the liturgical typikon of the Monastery of Christ Philanthropos (ms. Panaghia Kamariotissa 29)]. Revue des études byzantines (in French). 63: 41–69. .
- Varzos, Konstantinos (1984). Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών [The Genealogy of the Komnenoi] (PDF) (in Greek). Vol. A. Thessaloniki: OCLC 834784634.