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The Kontostephanos family was one of the most influential Byzantine families in the 11th and 12th centuries . Family members:
- Isaak Kontostephanos was Thalassocrator under Emperor Alexis .
- Johannes Kontostephanos, a nephew of Emperor Manuel I , defeated the Seljuk ruler Kılıç Arslan II in 1161. At the end of the 1180s, he led together with Alexios Komnenos on the orders of Emperor Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195) a fleet against Isaac , the Emperor of Cyprus , however, was captured by its Sicilian ally Margaritos of Brindisi .
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