Andronikos Kontostephanos | |
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Born | ca. 1132/33 |
Died | after 1183 |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Rank | megas doux |
Commands | Commander in chief of the Byzantine navy, general commanding a number of field armies |
Battles / wars | Siege of Corfu, Battle of Sirmium, Siege of Damietta, Battle of Myriokephalon |
Andronikos Komnenos Kontostephanos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός Κοντοστέφανος; ca. 1132/33 – after 1183), Latinized Andronicus Contostephanus, was a major figure in the Byzantine Empire during the reign of his uncle Manuel I Komnenos as a general, admiral, politician and a leading aristocrat.