Johannes Komnenos (Domestikos der Scholen)
John Komnenos ( medium Greek Ἰωάννης Κομνηνός * to 1015; † 12. July 1067 in Constantinople Opel ) was a Byzantine aristocrat of the family of Komnenen who under Emperor Isaac I. as domestikos of Scholen officiated.
Life
Johannes Komnenos was the younger brother of the later Emperor Isaac I. Orphaned after the death of their father Manuel Komnenos Erotikos , the two Komnenes were educated in the studio monastery in Constantinople on the orders of Basil II . Since 1044 Johannes was married to Anna Dalassene . The couple had five sons Manuel († 1070), Isaak , the later Emperor Alexios , Adrianos and Nikephoros and the three daughters Maria, Eudokia and Theodora.
When he came to power in 1057, Isaac I granted John the high court dignity of Nobelissimo and Kuropalate and appointed him Domestikos (or Dux , i.e. commander in chief) of the Byzantine troops in the west . When the seriously ill emperor decided to abdicate on December 25, 1059 , he initially offered his brother to succeed him. However, Johannes renounced the crown, much to the annoyance of his wife, who severely reprimanded him for it and - ultimately in vain - tried to change his mind. In his place, on the advice of Michael Psellos, the elderly Senate Chairman Konstantin Dukas ascended the throne of Constantinople.
Johannes Komnenos died on July 12, 1067 as a monk in the studio monastery. His widow Anna Dalassene remained an influential figure in Byzantine politics; In 1081 she was instrumental in the successful usurpation of her son Alexios against Nikephorus III. involved.
swell
- Nikephoros Bryennios 75-79; 85-87
- Christos Philanthropos Typikon , not. 29 ( PDF )
- Iveron 2, 97-103
- Kecharitomene Typikon 1855–1856 ( PDF )
- Anna Komnena , Alexiade 2 , 44
- Pantokrator Typikon 217 ( PDF )
- Michael Psellos , Chronographia 7, 22 and 71
- Johannes Skylitzes 492; Skylitzes Continuatus 103
- Johannes Zonaras 18, 4
literature
- Κωνσταντίνος Βαρζός: Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών (= Βυζαντινά Κείμενα και Μελέται. T. 20α, ZDB -ID 420491-8 ). Τόμος A '. Κέντρο Βυζαντινών Ερευνών - ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη 1984, pp. 49-57 No. 6, digitized version (PDF; 264 MB) .
- Paul Gautier: Le typikon de la Théotokos Kécharitôménè. In: Revue des études byzantines 43, 1985, ISSN 0766-5598 , pp. 5-165, digitized .
- Matoula Kouroupou, Jean-François Vannier: Commémoraisons des Comnènes dans le typikon liturgique du monastère du Christ Philanthrope (Ms. Panaghia Kamariotissa 29). In: Revue des études byzantines 63, 2005, pp. 41–69, digitized .
- Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza: Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople. 2nd Edition. Self-published, Paris 1999, ISBN 904747 .
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ Sturdza ( Dictionnaire. P. 274) lists Nikephoros Komnenus as the eldest brother.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johannes Komnenos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἰωάννης Κομνηνός (Middle Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine military commander, brother of Emperor Isaac I and father of Emperor Alexios I. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1015 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1067 |
| Place of death | Constantinople |