Manuel Erotikos Komnenos | |
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 Manuel displaying the full granaries of Nicaea to Skleros' envoys, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes | |
| Native name | Μανουήλ Ἐρωτικός Κομνηνός |
| Born | 955/960 |
| Died | 1020 |
| Battles / wars | Rebellions of Bardas Skleros |
| Relations | Isaac I Komnenos, John Komnenos (sons) |
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos (Greek: Μανουήλ Ἐρωτικός Κομνηνός, romanized: Manouēl Erōtikos Komnēnos; 955/960 – c. 1020) was a Byzantine military leader under Basil II, and the first fully documented ancestor of the Komnenos dynasty. His origin and parentage is obscure. He is only mentioned in the sources as leading the defence of Nicaea in 978 against the rebel Bardas Skleros, and as an imperial envoy to him 11 years later. He had three children, late in life. The eldest, Isaac, became emperor in 1057–1059, and the youngest, John, was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty as the father of Alexios I Komnenos.