John Komnenos (son of Andronikos I)

John Komnenos
Emperor of the Romans
Byzantine co-emperor
ReignNovember 1183 –
September 1185
BornSeptember 1159
DiedSeptember 1185 (aged 26)
DynastyKomnenos
FatherAndronikos I Komnenos

John Komnenos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνός, romanizedIōannēs Komnēnos; August/September 1159 – September 1185) was the second son of the Byzantine aristocrat, and emperor in 1183–1185, Andronikos I Komnenos. His father appointed him co-emperor over his older brother Manuel, but when Andronikos was deposed on 12 September 1185, John was also seized and probably killed.


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