Comnenus Family - Ourfolk
Alexius I Comnenus 1048 - 5 AUG 1118
Alexius was born on 1048 and died on 5 AUG 1118 .
He was the son of John Comnenus (ABT 1020 - 1067) and Anita Dalassena (Comnenus) (B: ABT 1025).
Alexius was married to Irene Ducena (Comnenus) on ABT 1078.
Irene was born on ABT 1065 .
She is the daughter of Andronicus Dukas (B: ABT 1040) and Maria of Bulgaria (Dukas) (B: ABT 1040).
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| Parents | Grand Parents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌈ Manuel Comnenus (B: ABT 990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌈ John Comnenus (ABT 1020 - 1067) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexius I Comnenus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌊ Anita Dalassena (Comnenus) (B: ABT 1025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
was the Byzantine Emporer from 1081 to 1118. The quarter century just
preceeding his reign, from 1056 to 1081, is referred to by Byzantine historians as 'the
time of troubles'. The last emporer of the Macedonian Dynasty, Constantine IX
(d.1055)(RIN 2353), was succeeded for about a year by his sister-in-law, then by a
series of weak and unrelated emporers, one of whom (1057-59) was Alexius' uncle,
Isaac I (RIN 3394*). This weakening of the Empire from within bore the seeds of the
crusader movement in Western Europe. Foreign pressures on all frontiers greatly
reduced the area conrolled by the Empire.
preceeding his reign, from 1056 to 1081, is referred to by Byzantine historians as 'the
time of troubles'. The last emporer of the Macedonian Dynasty, Constantine IX
(d.1055)(RIN 2353), was succeeded for about a year by his sister-in-law, then by a
series of weak and unrelated emporers, one of whom (1057-59) was Alexius' uncle,
Isaac I (RIN 3394*). This weakening of the Empire from within bore the seeds of the
crusader movement in Western Europe. Foreign pressures on all frontiers greatly
reduced the area conrolled by the Empire.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018