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Alexios II Komnenos
| Alexios II Komnenos | |
|---|---|
| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
.png) Portrait of Alexios II from a 15th-century codex containing a copy of the Extracts of History by Joannes Zonaras | |
| Byzantine emperor | |
| Reign | 24 September 1180 – September 1183 |
| Coronation | 1171 as co-emperor |
| Predecessor | Manuel I Komnenos |
| Successor | Andronikos I Komnenos |
| Born | 14 September 1169 Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | September 1183 (aged 14) Constantinople |
| Spouse | |
| Dynasty | Komnenos |
| Father | Manuel I Komnenos |
| Mother | Maria of Antioch |
Alexios II Komnenos (Medieval Greek: Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός; 14 September 1169[1][2][3]: 64 [a] – September 1183), Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his short reign, the imperial power was de facto held by regents.
- ^ Wirth, Peter (1956), "Wann wurde Kaiser Alexios II. geboren? [When was Emperor Alexios II born?]", Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 49: 65–67, doi:10.1515/byzs.1956.49.1.65, S2CID 193204437
- ^ O city of Byzantium: annals of Niketas Choniates, translated by Magoulias, Harry J., Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1984, ISBN 0-8143-1764-2, p. 383
- ^ Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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