Johannikios Komnenos

Johannikios Komnenos ( Middle Greek Ιωαννίκιος Κομνηνός ; † after 1238) was heir to the throne and possibly briefly Emperor and Grand Comnene of Trebizond .

Life

Johannikios Komnenos was a younger brother (or a son) of John I , the third emperor of Trebizond, who had succeeded his brother-in-law Andronikos I to the throne in 1235 . When Johannes had a fatal accident while playing polo in 1238 , Johannikios was put in a monastery. Instead of him his brother (or uncle) Manuel I took over the rule. However, some sources suggest that Johannikios reigned at least briefly before he was deposed and sheared to be a monk .

swell

Michael Panaretos 3–4 (ed. Odysseus Lampsides, 1958)

literature

Rustam Shukurov: The enigma of David Grand Komnenos. In: Mésogeios. Vol. 12, 2001, ISSN 1284-1935 , pp. 125-136 ( PDF file )

Web links

Ioannikios Komnenos on Medieval Lands

Remarks

↑ The context of the text in Panaretos suggests that Johannikios was a brother of John I and Manuel I. However, "Johannikios" is apparently a diminutive of the first name Johannes, so that Emperor Johannes unusually would have had a younger brother of the same name. It can therefore be assumed that Johannikios was the emperor's young son.
↑ See Shukurov, Enigma , p. 131 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Johannikios Komnenos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ιωαννίκιος Κομνηνός (Middle Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Crown Prince of Trebizond, son or brother of Emperor Johannes I.
DATE OF BIRTH	13th Century
DATE OF DEATH	after 1238

[1] The context of the text in Panaretos suggests that Johannikios was a brother of John I and Manuel I. However, "Johannikios" is apparently a diminutive of the first name Johannes, so that Emperor Johannes unusually would have had a younger brother of the same name. It can therefore be assumed that Johannikios was the emperor's young son.

[2] See Shukurov, Enigma , p. 131 f.