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Emperor Alexios Komnenos II

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Emperor Alexios Komnenos II

Birth
Istanbul, Türkiye
Death
24 Sep 1183 (aged 14)
Istanbul, Türkiye
Burial
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Alexios II Komnenos was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his short reign, the imperial power was de facto held by regents.

Fourth Byzantine Emperor under the Komnenos Dynasty.
Alexios II Komnenos was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his short reign, the imperial power was de facto held by regents.

Fourth Byzantine Emperor under the Komnenos Dynasty.

Gravesite Details

Andronikos ordered Alexios' assassination; the young emperor was secretly strangled with a bow-string and his body thrown in the Bósporos.



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