Alexios Komnenos (co-emperor)

Alexios Komnenos
Emperor of the Romans
Mosaic of Alexios Komnenos in Hagia Sophia.
Byzantine co-emperor
Reign1119–1142
Coronation1119 as co-emperor
BornOctober 1106
Balabista, Macedonian Theme (now Sidirokastro, Greece)
DiedSummer 1142 (aged 36)
Attaleia, Pamphylia
(now Antalya, Turkey)
SpouseEupraxia-Dobrodjeja of Kiev
Eirene-Kata of Georgia
IssueMaria Komnene
DynastyKomnenos
FatherJohn II Komnenos
MotherIrene of Hungary

Alexios Komnenos, latinised as Alexius Comnenus (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός; October 1106 – summer 1142), and sometimes called Alexios the Younger,[1] was the eldest son of the Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos and his wife Eirene of Hungary. He was crowned co-emperor in 1119, at 13 of age, but predeceased his father in 1142. He was an elder brother of the emperor Manuel I Komnenos, and had a twin sister, Maria Komnene (plus other siblings).

  1. ^ Kiilerich, Bente (2004). "Likeness and Icon: The Imperial Couples in Hagia Sophia". ACTA. Vol. 18. Universitetsforlaget. p. 196. ISBN 9788888620268.