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Manuel Erotikos KOMNENOS #68480
BET 955 AND 960 - ABT 1020
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- BIRTH: BET 955 AND 960
- DEATH: ABT 1020
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Founder of the House of Komnenos
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos was a Byzantine military leader under Basil II, and the first fully documented ancestor of the Komnenos dynasty. His origin and parentage is obscure. He is only mentioned in the sources as leading the defence of Nicaea in 978 against the rebel Bardas Skleros, and as an imperial envoy to him 11 years later. He had three children, late in life. The eldest, Isaac, became emperor in 1057-1059, and the youngest, John, was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty as the father of Alexios I Komnenos.
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos was a Byzantine military leader under Basil II, and the first fully documented ancestor of the Komnenos dynasty. His origin and parentage is obscure. He is only mentioned in the sources as leading the defence of Nicaea in 978 against the rebel Bardas Skleros, and as an imperial envoy to him 11 years later. He had three children, late in life. The eldest, Isaac, became emperor in 1057-1059, and the youngest, John, was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty as the father of Alexios I Komnenos.
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