Isaac II Angelos

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Isaac II Angelos was a Byzantine emperor of the late 12th century whose turbulent reign was marked by internal strife, heavy taxation, and the empire’s growing vulnerability leading up to the Fourth Crusade.

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instanceOf Byzantine emperor
Eastern Roman emperor
monarch
birthDate c. 1156
birthPlace Constantinople NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Constantinople NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes (possibly complications after imprisonment)
child Alexios IV Angelos NERFINISHED
John Angelos NERFINISHED
Manuel Angelos NERFINISHED
coRuler Alexios IV Angelos NERFINISHED
country Byzantine Empire
deathDate January 1204
deathPlace Constantinople NERFINISHED
era early 13th century
late 12th century
familyName Angelos NERFINISHED
father Andronikos Doukas Angelos NERFINISHED
givenName Isaac NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod late Komnenian and Angelid period of the Byzantine Empire
knownFor contributing to the decline of Byzantine power before the Fourth Crusade
financial mismanagement
heavy taxation
weak central authority
languageSpoken Medieval Greek
memberOf Angelos dynasty NERFINISHED
militaryConflict conflicts with the Kingdom of Hungary
conflicts with the Seljuk Turks
wars with the Bulgarians and Vlachs
mother Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa NERFINISHED
notableEvent deposed again in 1204 shortly before the sack of Constantinople
deposed and blinded by his brother Alexios III Angelos in 1195
faced Norman invasion of the Balkans in 1185–1186
faced rebellion of the Bulgarians and Vlachs leading to the Second Bulgarian Empire
restored to the throne by the forces of the Fourth Crusade in 1203
rose to power after popular uprising against Andronikos I Komnenos in 1185
ruled jointly with his son Alexios IV Angelos after 1203
positionHeld Byzantine emperor
Emperor of the Romans NERFINISHED
predecessor Andronikos I Komnenos NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1195
1204
reignStart 1185
1203
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
spouse Herina (first wife, name uncertain) NERFINISHED
Margaret of Hungary NERFINISHED
successor Alexios III Angelos NERFINISHED
title Basileus ton Rhomaion (Emperor of the Romans) NERFINISHED

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Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos sibling Isaac II Angelos
subject surface form: Alexios III Angelos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos predecessor Isaac II Angelos
subject surface form: Alexios III Angelos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos successor Isaac II Angelos
subject surface form: Alexios III Angelos
Uprising of Asen and Peter opponent Isaac II Angelos
this entity surface form: Emperor Isaac II Angelos
Ivan Asen I opponent Isaac II Angelos
Peter IV of Bulgaria opponent Isaac II Angelos
Peter IV of Bulgaria suzeraintyRejected Isaac II Angelos
this entity surface form: Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos
Battle of Tryavna commander Isaac II Angelos
this entity surface form: Emperor Isaac II Angelos
Battle of Tryavna opponentOf Isaac II Angelos