Nicholas Kanabos
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Nicholas Kanabos (
Byzantine Senate, priests, and the mob of Constantinople in direct opposition to co-emperors Isaac II and Alexios IV.[1] Nicholas was a young noble who was chosen after three days of sorting through several unwilling candidates and refused to assume the lofty position. Though popularly chosen, he never accepted imperial power, and took sanctuary in the bowels of Hagia Sophia.[1] Alexios V Doukas, who had deposed Emperors Isaac II and Alexios IV, offered Nicholas a prominent position in his own administration. Nicholas's supporters initially denounced the attempt to remove him from imperial power; however, as Alexios V grew more popular, Nicholas's support began to collapse. Early in February, Alexios V arrested and imprisoned Nicholas and his wife without significant resistance.[1] Nicholas was ultimately executed.[2]
The contemporary historian
Novgorod Chronicle, he "reigned" for six days and six nights."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Choniates 1984, pp. 307–309.
- ^ a b Savignac 2020, pp. 6.
Sources
- Choniates, Niketas (1984) [1207]. Annals of Niketas Choniates. Translated by Harry J. Magoulias. Wayne State University Press.
- Savignac, David (2020). "The Medieval Russian Account of the Fourth Crusade - A New Annotated Translation". (Novgorod Chronicle)
- Cheynet, Jean-Claude (1990). Pouvoir et contestations à Byzance (963–1210). p. 142.