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—Comnenian /kom nee"nee euhn/, adj./kom nee"neuhs/, n.a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?-1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204-1461?.
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Comnenus — [käm nē′nəs] n. pl. Comneni [käm nē′nī] name of a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (1057 59; 1081 1185) and of the empire of Trebizond (1204 1461) … English World dictionary
Comnenus family — ▪ Byzantine emperors Comnenus also spelled Komnenos Byzantine family from Paphlagonia, members of which occupied the throne of Constantinople for more than a century (1081–1185). Manuel Eroticus Comnenus was the first member of the… … Universalium
Comnenus — Com•ne•nus [[t]kɒmˈni nəs[/t]] n. big why a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond, 1204–1461? … From formal English to slang
Comnenus — /kɒmˈninəs/ (say kom neenuhs) noun a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor 1204–1461? …
Comnenus — Comnenian /kom nee nee euhn/, adj. /kom nee neuhs/, n. a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057? 1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204 1461? … Useful english dictionary
Alexius Comnenus — may refer to:* Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor * Alexius Comnenus (d. 1136), son of Isaakios Comnenus (d. 1154) * Alexius Comnenus (d. 1142), son of John II Comnenus * Alexius Comnenus (d. 1170), illegitimate son of Andronicus I Comnenus *… … Wikipedia
Andronicus I Comnenus — born 1118, Constantinople died Sept. 1185, Constantinople Byzantine emperor (1183–85), the last of the Comnenus dynasty. A cousin of Manuel I Comnenus, he raised an army and seized power in 1182, causing a massacre of Westerners in Constantinople … Universalium
John II Comnenus — born Sept. 13, 1087 died April 8, 1143 Byzantine emperor (1118–43). The son of Alexius I Comnenus, he made it his mission to reconquer Byzantine territory lost to the Arabs, Turks, and Crusaders. He cancelled Venetian trading privileges in the… … Universalium
Alexius I Comnenus — born 1048, Constantinople died Aug. 15, 1118 Byzantine emperor (1081–1118). An experienced military leader, he seized the Byzantine throne in 1081, driving back the invading Normans and Turks and founding the Comnenian dynasty. Alexius increased… … Universalium
Manuel I Comnenus — born Nov. 28, 1118 died Sept. 24, 1180 Byzantine emperor (1143–80). The son of John II Comnenus, he renewed alliances in the West against the Normans in Sicily and Antioch. He took Apulia briefly (1155) but was defeated at Brindisi (1156) by a… … Universalium
