Andronikos Angelos Doukas

Andronikos Angelos Doukas
Bornc. 1133
Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died1183/85
Acre
AllegianceByzantine Empire
Years of servicec. 1176–1182
WarsByzantine–Seljuq wars, revolt of Andronikos I Komnenos
Spouse(s)Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa
RelationsConstantine Angelos (father), John Doukas, Isaac Doukas (brothers), Constantine, Alexios III, Michael, Theodore, Isaac II, Irene, Theodora (children)

Andronikos Angelos Doukas[1][2] (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Ἄγγελος Δούκας; c. 1133 – before 1185) was a Byzantine aristocrat related to the ruling Komnenos dynasty. During the reign of his cousin, Manuel I Komnenos, he served without success as a military commander against the Seljuk Turks, and as envoy to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Following Manuel's death, in 1182, he was sent to stop the rebellion of Andronikos I Komnenos but was defeated and eventually defected to him. Shortly after, he led a failed conspiracy of leading aristocrats against Andronikos I. When it was discovered, Andronikos and his sons fled the Empire, ending up in Acre, where he died. He was the father of emperors Isaac II Angelos and Alexios III Angelos.

  1. ^ Varzos 1984a, p. 656.
  2. ^ Angelov 2019, p. 36.