Alexios II

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Byzantine_Emperor
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Byzantine_bureaucracy
gptkbp:birthYear 1169
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:character young and inexperienced
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alexios_III_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Andronikos_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Civil_war_of_1180-1183
gptkbp:court gptkb:Byzantine_court
Lavish_court_ceremonies
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Western_Europe
Arts and literature
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Byzantine_art
Byzantine_culture
gptkbp:deathYear 1183
gptkbp:diedIn Constantinople
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Komnenos
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Andronikos_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:father gptkb:Manuel_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:historical_analysis Impact_on_Byzantine_politics
gptkbp:historicalContext Late Byzantine period
Decline_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:historicalImpact Transition_to_Andronikos_I's_rule
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Controversial figure
Effectiveness as a ruler
Youthful emperor
Byzantine_historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last of the Komnenos dynasty
Symbol of decline
Primary sources from the era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexios II
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Later_Byzantine_emperors
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:Crusader_states
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy Short reign
gptkbp:militaryRank Limited military actions
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Maria_of_Antioch
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Agnes_of_France
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:France
Noble factions
Weakness of the empire
gptkbp:politicalRole Noble power struggles
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Byzantine_literature
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Manuel_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:reign 1180
1180-1183
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:reputation weak ruler
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Agnes_of_France
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Andronikos_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans