Konstantin Angelos (usurper)

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Konstantin Angelos Dukas ( Middle Greek Κωνσταντίνος Άγγελος Δούκας ; * around 1173, † after 1193) was a Byzantine general and usurper against Emperor Isaac II.

Life

Konstantin Angelos Dukas was a grandson of Admiral Konstantin Angelos and Theodora Komnena , a daughter of Emperor Alexios I and Irene Dukaina . His cousin Isaac II appointed him Dux of Crete at a young age . Since 1192 Strategos of Philippople , the ambitious Constantine took over command of the Byzantine troops in the late phase of the war against the Bulgarians (1186–1197) . After having several skirmishes against the Tsar Theodor-Peter had won, he had himself proclaimed emperor in 1193 against the concerns of his advisors in Philippopel. He and his followers moved against Adrianople , but was then captured by his own officers and handed over to Isaac II, who blinded him. As a result, the Bulgarians under Ivan Assen I and the Cumans allied with them regained the initiative, penetrated deep into Thrace and defeated the Byzantines at Arcadiopolis in 1194 .

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literature

  • Κωνσταντίνος Βαρζός: Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών (= Βυζαντινά Κείμενα και Μελέται. Τ. 20β , ZDB ID 420491-8 ). Τόμος Β '. Κέντρο Βυζαντινών Ερευνών - ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη 1984, pp. 847–850, no. 189, digitized version (PDF; 45 MB) .
  • Charles M. Brand: Byzantium Confronts the West, 1180-1204. Harvard University Press, Cambridge NJ 1968, ISBN 0-81-431764-2 , p. 95.
  • Alexander Canduci: Triumph and Tragedy. The Rise and Fall of Rome's Immortal Emperors. Murdoch Books, Sydney 2010, ISBN 978-1-74196-598-8 , p. 286.
  • Jean-Claude Cheynet: Pouvoir et contestations à Byzance (963-1210) (= Publications de la Sorbonne. Series Byzantina Sorbonensia. Vol. 9). Reimpression. Publications de la Sorbonne Center de Recherches d'Histoire et de Civilization Byzantines, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-85944-168-5 , p. 127 No. 176.
  • John VA Fine: The Early Medieval Balkans. A critical survey from the sixth to the late twelfth century. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor MI 1991, ISBN 0-472-08149-7 , pp. 27, 32.
  • Alicia Simpson: Niketas Choniates. A Historiographical Study (= Oxford Studies in Byzantium. ). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013, ISBN 978-0-19-967071-0 , p. 307.
  • Paul Stephenson: Byzantium′s Balkan Frontier: A Political Study of the Northern Balkans 900-1204. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-77017-3 , pp. 303, 315.

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personal data
SURNAME Constantine Angelos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Konstantin Angelos Dukas (full name); Κωνσταντίνος Άγγελος Δούκας (Middle Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Byzantine general and usurper, cousin of Isaac II.
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH after 1193