Manuel I Komnenos

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Byzantine emperor human

Manuel I Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor of the Komnenian dynasty known for his ambitious military campaigns, active diplomacy with Western Europe and the Crusader states, and efforts to restore imperial power in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Label Occurrences
Manuel I Komnenos canonical 15
Alexios Komnenos 1
reign of Manuel I Komnenos 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
alliedWith Crusader states ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
battle Battle of Incegiz ⓘ
Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Battle of Sirmium (1167) ⓘ
birthDate 1118 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
burialPlace Pantokrator Monastery ⓘ
child Alexios II Komnenos ⓘ
Maria Komnene ⓘ
conflictWith Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Norman Kingdom of Sicily

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
countryRuled Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1180-09-24 ⓘ
deathPlace Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
defeat Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
Komnenian restoration ⓘ
surface form: Komnenian period
familyName Komnenos ⓘ
father John II Komnenos ⓘ
foreignPolicyGoal rapprochement with Western European powers ⓘ
restoration of Byzantine influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
givenName Manuel ⓘ
house Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Komnenos
memberOfDynasty Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
mother Irene of Hungary ⓘ
Piroska of Hungary ⓘ
nativeLanguage Medieval Greek ⓘ
notableFor Komnenian restoration policies ⓘ
attempts to assert influence over the Crusader states ⓘ
conflicts with the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
conflicts with the Norman Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
diplomacy with Western Europe ⓘ
involvement in the Second Crusade ⓘ
military campaigns in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
relations with Crusader states ⓘ
wars against the Seljuk Turks ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor John II Komnenos ⓘ
reignEnd 1180 ⓘ
reignStart 1143 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
spouse Bertha of Sulzbach ⓘ
Maria of Antioch ⓘ
successor Alexios II Komnenos ⓘ
title Basileus ⓘ
surface form: Basileus ton Rhomaion

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emperor of the Romans → significantHolder → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Komnenos dynasty → notableMember → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Komnenos dynasty → keyRuler → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Byzantine emperors → positionHeldBy → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Norman–Byzantine conflicts → notableCommander → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Kilij Arslan II → mainOpponent → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Kilij Arslan II → opponentInBattle → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Battle of Myriokephalon → commanderByzantine → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Battle of Myriokephalon → emperorDuringBattle → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period → hasNotableEmperor → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Byzantine–Seljuk wars → notableCommander → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) → wornBy → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
John II Komnenos → successor → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
John II Komnenos → child → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexios Komnenos
John II Komnenos → child → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Komnenian restoration → significantPerson → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Komnenian restoration → hasPart → Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
this entity surface form: reign of Manuel I Komnenos