megas doux
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The megas doux was the highest-ranking naval commander and one of the most powerful military officials in the Byzantine Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| megas doux canonical | 3 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine court title
ⓘ
Byzantine naval office ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Byzantine navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Komnenos dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Byzantine military offices
ⓘ
Byzantine titles and ranks ⓘ |
| commanded | Byzantine imperial fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInto | high court dignity with largely honorific character in late Byzantium ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "megas" (great) and Latin "dux" (leader, duke) ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | typically male officeholder ⓘ |
| hadAuthorityOver |
naval officers
ⓘ
provincial naval forces ⓘ |
| inception | late 11th century ⓘ |
| influenced | naval command structures in later Eastern Mediterranean states ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | one of the most powerful military officials in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | droungarios tou ploimou ⓘ |
| rankAbove | droungarios tou ploimou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Byzantine fleet
ⓘ
highest-ranking naval commander in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| seatOfOffice | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
imperial court politics
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| successorOfficeInOtherStates | grand admiral in successor states ⓘ |
| translation | grand duke ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Komnenian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palaiologan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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