Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameAlexios III ANGELOS Byzantine Emperor, 27G Grandfather
Birthabt 1153
Death1211, Nicaea
FatherAndronikos Doukas ANGELOS (~1133-~1185)
MotherEuphrosyne KASTAMONITISSA (~1125->1195)
Spouses
1Euphrosyne Doukaina KAMATERA, 27G Grandmother
Birthabt 1155
Death1211, Arta, Greece
FatherAndronikos Doukas KAMATEROS (~1110-)
MotherUnknown KANTAKOUZENE
ChildrenAnna Komnene (~1176-1212)
Notes for Alexios III ANGELOS Byzantine Emperor
Ruled 1195 to July 18, 1203.
Born in 1153, Alexios was the elder brother of Isaac II. His reign was marked by misgovernment and the increasing autonomy of provincial magnates. He was deposed by the Fourth Crusade and fled Constantinople, roaming Greece and Asia Minor, searching for support to regain his throne. He died in Nicean captivity.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_III_Angelos
Born in 1153, Alexios was the elder brother of Isaac II. His reign was marked by misgovernment and the increasing autonomy of provincial magnates. He was deposed by the Fourth Crusade and fled Constantinople, roaming Greece and Asia Minor, searching for support to regain his throne. He died in Nicean captivity.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_III_Angelos
Notes for Euphrosyne Doukaina (Spouse 1)
Related to Emperor Constantine X and Irene Doukaina, empress of Alexis I Komnenos.
A dominating woman who virtually rules the empire in the name of her husband.
Her son-in-law accused her of adultery which was believed by her husband. Alexios banished her to a convent in 1196. However her relatives convinced Alexios to recall her the next year.
A dominating woman who virtually rules the empire in the name of her husband.
Her son-in-law accused her of adultery which was believed by her husband. Alexios banished her to a convent in 1196. However her relatives convinced Alexios to recall her the next year.