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Alexius Ii Comnenus

Alexius II Comnenus, born 10 September 1169 , died in October 1183 , Emperor Byzantine from 1180 to 1183 , the son of Manuel I ^Komnenos and Maria of Antioch. In 1180, he married Agnes of France (1171-1240) , daughter of Louis VII and Alix de Champagne and renamed Anna.

Regent of the empire, Mary of Antioch raised against her discontent not only by its Latin origins, but also by naming as the advisor protosbaste Alexis Comnenus, the nephew of Manuel I and pro-Western sympathies.

In 1182 , his uncle sexagenarian Andronicus ^I Comnenus , organizing a coup following the massacre of the Latins from Constantinople and arrested Alexis II and his mother, before strangling them.

Preceded by

Alexius II Comnenus

Followed by

Manuel I ^Komnenos

Byzantine Emperor

1180 - 1183

Andronicus ^I Comnenus

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Principate
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Crisis Third Century
235-284

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Dominate
284-395

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Western Roman Empire
395-480

Honorius Constantius III Jean Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Eparchus Avitus Majorian Libius Severus Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus Augustus

Eastern Roman Empire
395-1204

Arcadius Theodosius II Marcian ^Leo I. Leo II Zeno Basiliscus Anastasius ^I. Justin ^I. Justinian ^I Justin II Tiberius II Constantine Maurice ^I. Phocas Heraclius Constantine III Hraclonas Constant II Constantine IV Justinian II Leonce II Tiberius III Philippicos Anastasius II Theodosius III Leo III Constantine V Artabasde Leo IV Constantine VI Irene the Athenian Nicephorus I Staurakios Michael ^I Rhangab Leo V the Armenian Michael II Theophilus Michael III Basil ^I. Leo VI the Wise Alexander Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Roman ^I. Lecapenus Romanus II Nicephorus II Phocas John I Tzimiskes Basil II and Constantine VIII Zoe of Byzantium with Romain Argyre III and Michael IV and V Michel and Constantine IX Theodora Porphyrogenitus Michael VI Isaac ^I. Constantine X Romanus IV Diogenes Michael VII Doukas Nicephorus III Botaniates Alexios I ^Komnenos John II Comnenus Manuel I ^Komnenos Alexis II Comnenus Andronicus ^I Comnenus Isaac II Angelus Alexis III Ange Alexis Angel IV Nicolas Kanabos Alexius V Doukas Mourzuphles

Eastern Roman Empire
divided
1204 to 1261

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