Andronikos Komnenos | |
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| Born | c. 1108 Constantinople (modern-dayIstanbul,Turkey) |
| Died | 1142 |
| Noble family | Komnenos |
| Spouse | Irene |
| Issue | Maria Komnene John Doukas Komnenos Theodora Komnene Eudokia Komnene Alexios Komnenos |
| Father | John II Komnenos |
| Mother | Piroska of Hungary |
Andronikos Komnenos (Greek:Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός) (c. 1108 – 1142),Latinized asAndronicus Comnenus, was aByzantine prince of theKomnenian dynasty.
Andronikos Komnenos was born inc. 1108/9, as the third child and second son of theByzantine EmperorJohn II Komnenos and his Hungarian wife,Piroska (Irene).[1] Probably in 1122, when his elder brotherAlexios was raised to co-emperor, he received the rank ofsebastokratōr along with his younger brothersIsaac andManuel.[2]
Komnenos became early on involved in military affairs. His first campaign was when he accompanied his father in his decisive victory against theHungarians in 1129. Like his other brothers, he then accompanied John II during his successive campaigns against theSeljuk Turks inAsia Minor.[3] The court poetsMichael Italikos andTheodore Prodromos praised Andronikos' military ability, the former comparing him to the mythical heroes of theIliad.[4] He died in August 1142, shortly after his elder brother Alexios. The brothers had once again followed their father, who campaigned against theArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia, but atAttaleia Alexios suddenly fell ill and died. Andronikos, who thus became the heir-apparent, outlived him a short while, before succumbing as well. While John II continued his campaign, the third brother Isaac finally brought the corpses of his two brothers back toConstantinople, where they were entombed in thePantokrator Monastery.[5]
Komnenos was married around 1124 a woman named Irene, whose family and origin are unknown, except for a reference by an unknown poet who claimed in an encomiastic poem of her that she descended from theAeneads.[6] The couple had several children:
| Preceded by | Sebastokrator of theByzantine Empire 1122–1142 With:Andronikos Komnenos (until 1130/31), Isaac Komnenos, Isaac Komnenos, Manuel Komnenos | Succeeded by |