Andronikos Palaiologos (governor-general)

Andronikos Komnenos Palaiologos
Bornc. 1190
Died1248/52
Officegovernor-general in Thessalonica
Grand domestic of the Empire of Nicaea
Praetor of Macedonia
SpouseTheodora Angelina Palaiologina
ChildrenMichael VIII Palaiologos
Irene Komnene Palaiologina
John Palaiologos
Constantine Palaiologos
Parents
  • Alexios Palaiologos (father)
  • Irene Komnene (mother)
FamilyPalaiologos

Andronikos Komnenos Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος;[1] c. 1190 – 1248/52), was a governor-general of Thessalonica and Grand domestic (megas domestikos) of the Empire of Nicaea. He was the father of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, the founder of the Palaeologue dynasty.

  1. ^ In a seal attributed to him, Andronikos also uses the surname Doukas; he was commonly referred to either as Palaiologos or as Komnenos, the latter inherited from his mother. Cheynet & Vannier 1986, pp. 176–177