Andronikos Komnenos | |
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Sebastokrator of the Byzantine Empire | |
Born | 18 September 1091 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Died | 1130/31 Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) |
House | Komnenos |
Father | Alexios I Komnenos |
Mother | Irene Doukaina |
Andronikos Komnenos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός; 18 September 1091 – 1130/31) was a Byzantine prince and military commander. The second-born son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, he was named sebastokrator and participated in the Battle of Philomelion against the Seljuk Turks. He opposed the succession of his older brother John II Komnenos to the throne in 1118, but was allowed to remain at court, and served in at least two of John II's campaigns in the Balkans. He died of an illness in 1130/31. His wife and offspring are relatively obscure, and may have died early.