Johannes Tornikes
Johannes Tornikes ( Middle Greek Ἰωάννης Τορνίκης ; † after 1268) was a Byzantine Dux and Sebastokrator in the late 13th century.
Life
Johannes Tornikes came from the Georgian noble family of the Tornikioi , who had been at the top of the Byzantine military aristocracy since the 10th century. His father was most likely Demetrios Komnenos Tornikes . The general Konstantin Tornikes was thus his brother; his son of the same name became the father-in-law of the Trapezuntian emperor Michael Komnenos (r. 1341, 1344-1349).
Nothing is known about Johannes' childhood and youth. Around 1260 Emperor Michael VIII raised him to the high rank of Sebastokrator; this is attested by a letter written shortly after 1261 from the high-ranking diplomat and chronicler Georgios Akropolites , with whom he was in correspondence. In the Byzantine sources Johannes appear again in 1268 when he under his Sympentheros ( "counter-law") Michael VIII. As Dux of the theme Thracesian Theme officiated. The time and circumstances of his death are unknown.
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- Acta et diplomata monasteriorum et ecclesiarum Orientis 1, 73–74 (ed. Franz von Miklosich / Joseph Müller , ADGMA vol. 4, 1871, reprint 1996)
- Georgios Akropolites , Opera 2, 67 (ed.August Heisenberg , BSGRT Vol. 2, 1903, reprint 1978)
literature
- Hélène Ahrweiler : L'Histoire et la Géographie de la région de Smyrne entre les deux occupations turques (1081–1317) (= Travaux et mémoires " . Vol. 1). Center de recherche d'Histoire et Civilization de Byzance, Paris 1965, P. 149.
- Wilhelm Blum: The works of Georgios Akropolites. In: Peter Wirth (ed.): Georgios Akropolites (1217–1282). The Chronicle. Translated and explained by Wilhelm Blum (= Library of Greek Literature. Vol. 28). Anton Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-7772-8928-0 , pp. 14-18.
- Franz Dölger : Chronological and Prosopographical Matters on Byzantine History of the 13th Century. In: Byzantine Journal . Vol. 27, 1927, pp. 291-320, here: p. 309.
- Donald M. Nicol : Constantine Akropolites. In: Dumbarton Oaks Papers . Vol. 19, 1963, pp. 249-256, here: p. 251.
- Gudrun Schmalzbauer: The Tornikioi in the time of palaeologists. In: Yearbook of Austrian Byzantine Studies . Vol. 18, 1969, pp. 121-122.
- Erich Trapp , Hans-Veit Beyer, Ioannes G. Leontiades, Sokrates Kaplaneres: Prosopographisches Lexikon der Palaiologenzeit . 12. Fascicle: Τοβλάταν - Ωράνιος (= Publications of the Commission for Byzantine Studies . Vol. 1/12). Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2072-9 , p. 19 No. 29126.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johannes Tornikes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἰωάννης Τορνίκης (Middle Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine governor, Sebastokrator under Emperor Michael VIII. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1268 |