Home. In 1202 the Western princes assembled at Venice launched the Fourth Crusade. Emperor. On July 18, 1203 the Crusaders launched an assault on the city, and Alexios III immediately fled into Thrace. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. This meas… Isaac II, drawn from his prison and robed once more in the imperial purple, received his son in state. Eudokia Komnene Angelina, +after 1208; 1m: 1191 (repudiated 1201/02) King Stephen Prvovancani of Serbia (+1227); 2m: 1204 Emperor Alexios V Dukas of Byzantium (+murdered 1204); 3m: 1204 Leon Sguros, Archon of Nauplia (+jumping from a tower 1208), C2. Ioannes Komnenos, Emp of Thessalonica, +1244, D2. Those who did not become part of this extended family were deprived of power and prestige. Alexios III Angelos (Greek: Αλέξιος Γ' Άγγελος) (c. 1153–1211) was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to July 17/18, 1203. Together with his father and brothers, Alexios had conspired against Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1183), and thus he spent several years in exile in Muslim courts, including that of Saladin. Alexius, joined by the sultan of Iconium (modern Konya, Turkey), demanded Theodore’s crown and, when it was refused, marched against him. The emperor's attempts to bolster the empire's defenses by special concessions to Byzantine and Bulgarian notables in the frontier zone backfired, as the latter built up regional autonomy. Im Jahr 1202 hatten sich die europäischen Fürsten des Vierten Kreuzzugs in Venedig versammelt. He had also profoundly altered the nature of the Byzantine government. He then took refuge in the church of Hagia Sophia and from there appealed to the populace. Crowned in April 1195, Alexius III was a weak and greedy emperor, and his coup d’état had disastrous results. His actions provoked a riot, which resulted in the deposition of Andronicus I, and the proclamation of Isaac II Angelus as emperor. Unfortunately for Constantinople, Alexius III's misgovernment had left the Byzantine navy with only 20 worm-eaten hulks by the time the Crusaders arrived. Alexius III Angelus, also spelled Alexios III Angelos (died 1211, Nicaea, Nicaean empire [now İznik, Turkey]), Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203. By the middle of April 1204 AD, the Byzantines were defeated, and Constantinople fell to the Latins. Andronikos was himself a son of Theodora Komnene Angelina, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina. Theodoros Komnenodukas Angelos, +1296, F3. This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Finally, in 1114, Alexios instigated the coup d'etat, overthrowing her half-sister. Eirene Komnene; m.1237/38 Tsar Ivan Asen II of the Bulgarians (+1241), C4. Alexios I had overcome a dangerous crisis and stabilized the Byzantine Empire, inaugurating a century of imperial prosperity and success. [edit]Family, By his marriage to Euphrosyne Doucaena Camaterina Alexios had three daughters: Eirene Angelina, who married (1) Andronicus Contostephanus, and (2) Alexius Palaeologus, by whom she was the grandmother of Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus. Here Alexius III eventually surrendered, with Euphrosyne, to Marquis Boniface of Montferrat, who was establishing himself as ruler of the Kingdom of Thessalonica. In 1195, while Isaac II was away hunting in Thrace, Alexius was acclaimed as emperor by the troops with the conniving of Alexios' wife Euphrosyne Ducaena Camatera. Michael Dukas Angelos, given as hostage to Charles I of Anjou on 10.4.1279 and returned to his parents on 25.9.1281, +young after 1281(; 1m: N, a dau.of N Pharmakes; 2m: Maria Spartene), F3. Ioannes Angelos, a military leader in Italy. Isaac II, drawn from his prison and robed once more in the imperial purple, received his son in state. [edit]References. Alexios III finally took action, and led 17 divisions from the St. Romanus Gate, vastly outnumbering the crusaders. The Palaeologan dynasty. a daughter, twin with Theodoros; may have m.Michael Kantakuzenos, C7. Helene Dukaina Tornikina Komnene; m.ca 1288 Alexios Raul (+1303), E2. Note on Husband: Alexiios III + ANGELOS. Anna Dukaina, +in Serbia 1258; m.1219/20 Stefan Dukas Radoslav, King of Serbia (+after 1235), D4. [illegitimate] Theodoros Komnenodukas, +1257/8, C1. Er vollendete den finanziellen Ruin des Staates. His younger brother Isaac II Angelos, was threatened with execution under orders of their first cousin once removed Andronicos I Comnenos on September 11, 1185. Under the year 1204, in the ac-count of the conquest of Constantinople by the crusaders, we read: They came to Tsarigrad by sea and were unprepared to capture Alexios Angelos, the Greek Emperor. Maria Komnene Dukaina; m.1292/93 Giovanni Orsini, Ct of Cephallenia (+1317), F5. After an unsuccessful attempt to recover the throne, he wandered about Greece and surrendered to Boniface of Montferrat, then master of a great part of the Balkan Peninsula, but left his protection and sought shelter with Michael I, despot of Epirus. Eudocia Angelina, who married (1) King Stefan I Prvovenčani of Serbia, then (2) Emperor Alexius V, and (3) Leo Sgouros, ruler of Corinth. Finally, he went to Asia Minor, where his son-in-law Theodore Lascaris was holding his own against the Latins. ALEXIOS III Komnenos Angelos, Emperor of Byzantium (1195-1203), +imprisoned in Nicaea after 1211; m.Euphrosyne Dukaina Kamaterina (+1211), D1. Byzantine prestige declined in the Balkans, where his failure to aid his son-in-law Stephen Prvovenčani (Stephen the First-Crowned) caused the latter to turn to the Bulgars for help. Eudokia Palaiologina; m.Demetrios Tsamplakon, F2. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexius-III-Angelus, Fact Monster - People - Biography of Alexius III. Age. Thus Alexios Angelos was a member of the extended imperial family. Theodora Angelina, +after 1195; m.1187 (div before 1190) Mgve Conrad I of Montferrat (+28.4.1192), B4. Taken prisoner by Theodore in 1211, Alexius was sent to a monastery at Nicaea, where he died. Anna Angelina, who married (1) the sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos, great-nephew of emperor Manuel I Comnenus, and (2) Theodore Lascaris, emperor of Nicaea. Alexios I Komnenos (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός, c. 1048 – 15 August 1118), Latinized Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. Alexios I had overcome a dangerous crisis and stabilized the Byzantine Empire, inaugurating a century of imperial prosperity and success. A short presentation of all the Byzantine emperors with biographical data and information about the main historical events during their reign (new design) < > Byzantine Emperors . Helene Komnenodukaina, heiress of Lamia and Larissa; 1m: Guillaume de la Roche-sur-Yon, Duke of Athens (+1287); 2m: 1291 Hugues de Brienne, Cte di Lecce, F5. The family was an old one (George Palaeologus was a friend of Alexius I Comnenus), but its earliest generations are unknown. Alexios III Angelos (Αλέξιος Γ' Άγγελος) (1211) was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to July 17/18, 1203. Alexios III Angelos was the second son of Andronikos Doukas Angelos and Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa. He then took refuge in the church of Hagia Sophia and from there appealed to the populace. Reigns. [illegitimate] Ioannes Dukas Komnenos, Archon of Neaipatrai, +ca 1289; m.before 1259 a dau.of the Vlach Voivode Taronas, F1. [1m.] Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor Alexios III Angelos Byzantine Senate List of Byzantine emperors Holy Roman Emperor. Manuel Komnenos Dukas, Regent of Thessalonica (1230-37), +1241; 1m: ca 1216 Efimia, dau.of Staphen Nemanja Veliki-Zupan of Serbia; 2m: ca 1225 Maria, dau.of Tsar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, C6. Alexios came from a military family from Asia Minor, and he had royal blood for he was the nephew of Emperor Isaac Komnenos (r. 1057-1059 CE). Angelos (griechisch Ἀλέξιος Γ' Ἄγγελος; † nach 1210 in Nicäa) war byzantinischer Kaiser von 1195 bis 1203. Early life. Updates? Instead, that night (July 17/18), Alexios III hid in the palace, and finally, with one of his daughters, Eirene, and such treasures (1,000 pounds of gold) as he could collect, got into a boat and escaped to Develton in Thrace, leaving his wife and his other daughters behind. Anna Angelina, who married (1) the sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos, great-nephew of emperor Manuel I Comnenus, and (2) Theodore Lascaris, emperor of Nicaea. Alexius III Angelus, also spelled Alexios III Angelos, (died 1211, Nicaea, Nicaean empire [now İznik, Turkey]), Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203. Husband of Euphrosyne Doukaina Komnenos Angelos Am 17. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://genealogy.euweb.cz/byzant/byzant4.html One Manolis Angelos from Philadelphia, had issue: NOTE: Although they were members of the Angelos family, they often bore other surnames. [parentage not certain] Jelena, +1298/9; m.ca 1276 (repudiated 1283) Stephen Uros, King of Serbia (+1321), E8. The struggle between these two brothers eventually lured the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople (now Istanbul), ultimately causing the destruction of the empire in 1204.…, …fled to join the fugitive Alexius III. In 1204 CE, the brothers, now in their twenties, decided to take advantage of the chaos in C… A1. [1m.] Alexios’ father was John Komnenos, a senior military commander of the imperial guard (domestikos of the Scholai), and his mother, Anna Dalassena, was from a respected aristocratic family. Demetrios Komnenos Dukas, despot of Thessalonica, *1225, +ca 1246, D3. Er war der zweite Sohn des Andronikos Angelos, eines Neffen des Kaisers Alexios II. Laskaris gelang es, ihn zu schlagen und gefangen zu nehmen. Alexios was raised at the Byzantine court. His actions provoked a riot, which resulted in the deposition of Andronicus I, and the proclamation of Isaac II Angelus as emperor. Emperor. Alexios, Sohn des abgesetzten Isaak, floh aus Konstantinopel und appellierte an die Kreuzfahrer, versprach ihnen die Aufhebung des Morgenländischen Schismas zwischen der Katholischen und der Orthodoxen Kirche, falls sie ihm helfen würden, seinen Onkel abzusetzen. im Palast, und floh schließlich mit einer seiner Töchter, Irene, und dem Staatsschatz auf ein Boot, mit dem er nach Develtum in Thrakien fuhr. Katharina; m.ca 1274 Infant Fadrique of Castile, F4. His son-in-law, Theodore Lascaris, who was the only one to attempt anything significant, was defeated at Scutari, and the siege of Constantinople began. Anna Komnene Angelina, *ca 1156, +1212; 1m: before 1190 Isaakios Komnenos (+after 1196); 2m: 1199 Theodoros I Laskaris, Emperor in Nicaea (+1222), D3. The Crusaders could not accept this, and forced Isaac II to proclaim his son Alexios IV co-emperor on 1 August. Alexios III Angelos was the second son of Andronicos Angelos and Euphrosyne Castamonitissa. Zoe Angelina; m.Andronikos Synadenos, military gov of Durazzo (+1180), A4. The able and forceful empress Euphrosyne Ducaena Camatera tried in vain to sustain his credit and his court; Vatatzes, the favourite instrument of her attempts at reform, was assassinated by the emperor's orders. Thomas Komnenodukas, Despot and Archon of Epirus and Aetolia, *1288/89, +murdered by his uncle Nicholas Orsini, Count of Cephalonia 1318; m.1313 Anna Palaiologina (+1321), F2. Alexios was paraded outside the walls, but the citizens were apathetic, as Alexios III, though a usurper and illegitimate in the eyes of the westerners, was an acceptable emperor for the Byzantine citizens. Ioannes Dukas Angelos, Archon of Neaipatrai, +1318; m.1315 Eirene, illegitimate dau.of Emp Andronikos II Palaiologos, F2. In July, the crusaders, led by the aged Doge Enrico Dandolo, scaled the walls and took control of a major section. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Alexius III Angelus, also spelled Alexios III Angelos, (died 1211, Nicaea, Nicaean empire [now İznik, Turkey]), Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203. By seeking close alliances with powerful noble families, Alexios put an end to the tradition of imperial exclusivity and coopted most of the nobility into his extended family and, through it, his government. To compensate for this crime and to solidify his position as emperor, Alexios had to scatter money so lavishly as to empty his treasury, and to allow such licence to the officers of the army as to leave the Empire practically defenceless. On the 8th of February 1204 AD, the emperor was murdered, and the Byzantines tried to expel the crusaders from Constantinople. 1 Overview 1.1 Byzantium 1.2 Alexios I Komnenos 1.2.1 Dawn of Man 2 Unique Attributes 3 Strategy 4 Music 5 Mod Support 5.1 Events and Decisions 5.2 Unique Cultural … Son of General Andronikos Doukas Angelos, Doukas Angelos and Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa This meas… Captured by Boniface, Alexius III and his retinue were sent to Montferrat, before being brought back to Thessalonica c. 1209. Here Alexios III conspired against his son-in-law after the latter refused to recognize Alexius' authority, and received the support of Kay Khusrau I, the sultan of Rüm. wurde aus dem Gefängnis geholt und wieder auf den Thron gesetzt, mit Alexios IV. At that point the deposed emperor was ransomed by Michael I of Epirus, who sent him to Asia Minor, where Alexios' son-in-law Theodore I Lascaris of the Empire of Nicaea was holding his own against the Latins. Soon Alexios was threatened by a new and yet more formidable danger. He had also profoundly altered the nature of the Byzantine government. Eudocia Angelina, who married (1) King Stefan I Prvovenčani of Serbia, then (2) Emperor Alexius V, and (3) Leo Sgouros, ruler of Corinth. Ioannes Dukas, imprisoned and blinded 1280, +committed suicide 1281/9; m.N, a dau.of Konstantinos Tornikes, F1. Here Alexios III conspired against his son-in-law after the latter refused to recognize Alexius' authority, and received the support of Kay Khusrau I, the sultan of Rüm. Theodora, (parentage not certain, maybe dau.of Isaakios II), +Kahlenberg 1246; m.1203 Duke Leopold VI of Austria and Styria (+1230), C7. a daughter; m.Ioannes Angelos (+1348), E5. [2m.] Alexios arrived in Trebizond on December 22, 1349, and was accepted a… Alexios captured Isaac at Stagira in Macedonia, put out his eyes, and thenceforth kept him a close prisoner, though he had been redeemed by him from captivity at Antioch and loaded with honours. Bald wurde er von einer neuen und überragenden Gefahr bedroht. ALEXIOS IV Angelos, Emperor of Byzantium (1203-04) -cr Hagia Sophia, Constantinople 1.8.1203, *1182/3, +murdered 28.1.1204; was engaged to Eufemia of Tschernigov, D3. Death of Alexios III, Byzantine Emperor at n Empire ... "Αλέξιος Γ' Άνγελος", "Emperor Alexis III of the East", "Alexis Komnene Angelina", Empereur, Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203, Kejsare i Byzan 1195-1203, inspärrad i Nococia, Roman Emperor, Emperor Byziantine Empire, Bizantine Emperor. [illegitimate] Michael I Komnenos Dukas, +murdered ca 1215; m.N, a dau.of N.Melissenos; 2m: 1204 N, his 1st wife's sister, D4. Im Osten wurde das Reich durch die Seldschuken überrannt. Michael Angelos, in 1189 was a hostage to Frederick Barbarossa, B3. In 1195, while Isaac II was away hunting in Thrace, Alexius was acclaimed as emperor by the troops with the conniving of Alexios' wife Euphrosyne Ducaena Camatera. Konstantinos Angelos, admiral of Sicily, *ca 1085, +after VII.1166; m.ca 1120 Theodora Komnene (*5.1.1096/97), B1. THEODOROS I Komnenos Dukas Angelos, Emp of Thessalonica, +in prison in Nicaea shortly after 1253; m.before 1210 Maria Dukaina Komnene Petraliphaina, D1. astery in the Poltava region—tells about Alexios III’s flight to Roman Mstislavich in Halych. By seeking close alliances with powerful noble families, Alexios put an end to the tradition of imperial exclusivity and coopted most of the nobility into his extended family and, through it, his government. K. Varzos, Ē genealogia tōn Komnēnōn (Thessalonica, 1984) Plate, William (1867). In 1202 the Western princes assembled at Venice launched the Fourth Crusade. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Byzantine prestige declined in the Balkans, where his failure to aid his son-in-law Stephen Prvovenčani (Stephen the First-Crowned) caused the latter to turn to the Bulgars for help. Alexius was now closer to the imperial throne than ever before. In 1203 the Fourth Crusade restored Isaac II and his son (crowned Alexius IV). The sole survivors were the small boys Alexios and David, grandsons of Andronikos I, who were smuggled out of the city and to the safety of their relative, Queen Tamarof Georgia. Alexios III Angelos (Medieval Greek: Ἀλέξιος Γ′ Ἄγγελος; c. 1153 – 1211) was Byzantine Emperor from March 1195 to 17/18 July 1203. But in 1186 the Bulgars began a rebellion…, Isaac and his brother Alexius III, who deposed and blinded Isaac in 1195, were among the least competent of all Byzantine rulers. He consummated the financial ruin of the state. Together with his father and brothers, Alexios had conspired against Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1183), and thus he spent several years in exile in Muslim courts, including that of Saladin. Isaac made a desperate attack on the imperial agents and killed their leader Stephanus Hagiochristophorites. In 1078 CE he married Irene Doukaina, who was distantly related to two former emperors a… Andronikos Dukas Angelos, a military leader in Asia Minor, *ca 1222, +after 1185; m.before 1155 Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa (*ca 1125 +after 1195), C1. This meas… Alexios captured Isaac at Stagira in Macedonia, put out his eyes, and thenceforth kept him a close prisoner, though he had been redeemed by him from captivity at Antioch and loaded with honours. Around this time in the year 1205, the fleeting Byzantine emperor Alexios V Doukas was put to a dramatic death in Constantinople’s Forum of Theodosius by being hurled from the top of the ancient Column of Theodosius.. Nicknamed “Mourtzouphlos” for his prominent brow, Alexios obtained his … Maria Komnene, engaged to King Stephen Prvovencani of Serbia; m.Konstantinos Malliasennos, D5. Campaigns against the Bulgars ended in defeat (1195 and 1196), and intrigues and diplomacy were equally unsuccessful because the new Bulgarian ruler, Kalojan, acknowledged the pope’s supremacy instead of that of Constantinople. Plain List. 1204: Alexios V, precipitated Byzantine emperor. Konstantinos Komnenos Dukas, Archon of Neaipatrai, +1303; m.Anna Evagionissa (+1317), G1. On July 18, 1203 the Crusaders launched an assault on the city, and Alexios III immediately fled into Thrace. The emperor's attempts to bolster the empire's defenses by special concessions to Byzantine and Bulgarian notables in the frontier zone backfired, as the latter built up regional autonomy. Nevertheless, Alexios was afraid of them. Alexios III Angelos was the second son of Andronikos Doukas Angelos and Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa. Alexius III took no efficient measures to resist, and his attempts to bribe the crusaders failed. Later Alexios V was blinded and deserted by his father-in-law, who fled from the crusaders into Thessaly. Alexius attempted to organize a resistance to the new regime from Adrianople and then Mosynopolis, where he was joined by the later usurper Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus in April 1204, after the definitive fall of Constantinople to the crusaders and the establishment of the Latin Empire. Brand, Byzantium Confronts the West (Cambridge, MA, 1968) Jonathan Harris, Byzantium and the Crusades (London and New York, 2003) Jonathan Harris, Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium (London and New York, 2007) The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Oxford , 1991), 3 vols. Andronikos Palaiologos, Archon of Belgrade, a military gov for Emp Andronikos II, fled to Serbia, +1326/8; m.N, a dau.of Georgios Kokalas, G1. Helene Dukaina Angelina, heiress of Corfu, etc, *1242, +1271; m.1259 King Manfredo of Sicily (+1266), E6. Alexios was paraded outside the walls, but the citizens were apathetic, as Alexios III, though a usurper and illegitimate in the eyes of the westerners, was an acceptable emperor for the Byzantine citizens. The Normans were driven out of Greece in 1185. pp. Alexios III finally took action, and led 17 divisions from the St. Romanus Gate, vastly outnumbering the crusaders. A member of the extended imperial family, Alexios came to throne after deposing, blinding, and imprisoning his younger brother Isaac II Angelos. Die fähige und tatkräftige Kaiserin Euphrosyne versuchte vergebens, dagegenzuhalten, jedoch wurde ihr bester Berater bei ihren Reformversuchen, Vatatzes, auf Befehl des Kaisers ermordet. Later Alexios V was blinded and deserted by his father-in-law, who fled from the crusaders into Thessaly. ISAAKIOS II Angelos, Emperor of Byzantium (1185-95)+(1203-04), *1155, +Constantinople 12.4.1204 in prison; 1m: NN; 2m: 1185 Margaret of Hungary (*1175 +after 1223), D1. Isaakios Komnenos Dukas, +1203; m.ca 1187 Eudokia Komnene Branaina, C3. At first Alexios III received Alexius V well, even allowing him to marry his daughter Eudocia Angelina. Thamar Komnene Dukaina, Lady of Bonditza and Lepanto, *ca 1277, +1311; m.L'Aquila IX.1294 (div 1309) Philippe d'Anjou, Pr of Tarento (*10.11.1278 +26.12.1332), E3. in William Smith. By seeking close alliances with powerful noble families, Alexios put an end to the tradition of imperial exclusivity and co-opted most of the nobility into his extended family and, through it, his government. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 130. Konstantinos Komnenos Dukas, pretender to Byzantine throne 1204, military governor of Aetolia, +after 1242, C5. Trying to escape Boniface's "protection", Alexius III attempted to seek shelter with Michael I Ducas, the ruler of Epirus, in 1205. His courtiers demanded action, and Alexius promised to fight. The Palaeologans were originally petty rulers from Macedonia. On April 18, Alexios was coronated as Emperor and Autocrat of Romans . He consummated the financial ruin of the state. Alexius-III.jpg 280 × 442; 94 KB Français 226, fol. Alexios IV Angelos, the son of the deposed Isaac II, had recently escaped from Constantinople and now appealed to the crusaders, promising to end the schism of East and West, to pay for their transport, and to provide military support to the crusaders if they helped him to depose his uncle and sit on his father's throne. In 1203 the Fourth Crusade restored Isaac II and his son (crowned Alexius IV). 1195, während sein Bruder Isaak II. To compensate for this crime and to solidify his position as emperor, Alexios had to scatter money so lavishly as to empty his treasury, and to allow such licence to the officers of the army as to leave the Empire practically defenceless. In 1195, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI forced Alexios III to pay him a tribute of 1,000 pounds of gold (originally 5,000 pounds of gold). Battles. Alexios III Angelos was the second son of Andronicos Angelos and Euphrosyne Castamonitissa. Alexios III Diogenes (Latinized as Alexius III) was Byzantine Emperor from 1163 - 1165, from 1173 - 1174, and 1175 - 1176. But his courage failed, and the Byzantine army returned to the city without a fight. His son-in-law, Theodore Lascaris, who was the only one to attempt anything significant, was defeated at Scutari, and the siege of Constantinople began. In the battle of Antioch on the Maeander in 1211, the sultan was defeated and killed, and Alexius III was captured by Theodore Lascaris. 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