Basil Comnenus the Younger
Basil Komnenos ( Middle Greek Βασίλειος Κομνηνός ; * September 17, 1358 in Trebizond ; † before September 1377 ibid) was a crown prince in the Empire of Trebizond .
Basil was the oldest legitimate son of the Trapezuntian emperor Alexios III. Komnenos and the Theodora Kantakuzena ; he was therefore a grandson of the eponymous emperor Basil Comnenus . At an unknown point in time, his father made him a despot and designated heir to the throne. Basil died before the wedding of his younger brother Manuel in September 1377. After the death of Alexios III, he took over. 1390 rule over Trebizond.
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- Michael Panaretos 73 (ed. Odysseus Lampsides, 1958)
literature
- Michel Kuršanskis: Relations matrimoniales entre Grands Comnènes de Trébizonde et princes géorgiens. In: Bedi Kartlisa. Revue de Kartvelologie. 34, 1976, ISSN 0373-1537 , pp. 112-127, here: p. 119.
- Erich Trapp , Rainer Walther, Hans-Veit Beyer: Prosopographisches Lexikon der Palaiologenzeit . 5. Fascicle: Κ ... - Κομνηνούτζικος (= Publications of the Commission for Byzantine Studies . Volume 1/5). Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1981, ISBN 3-7001-0330-1 , p. 225, no.12089.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Basil Comnenus the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Basil Comnenus; Βασίλειος Κομνηνός (Middle Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Trapezuntian prince, son of Emperor Alexios III. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1358 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trebizond |
| DATE OF DEATH | before September 1377 |
| Place of death | Trebizond |