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  1  6,8 |          only with the accession of Alexius Comnenus, the founder of
  2  6,8 |         provinces over the capital. Alexius Comnenus was at the head
  3  6,8 |            the Empire. One of them, Alexius Comnenus, a nephew of the
  4  6,8 |            orders. In the year 1081 Alexius Comnenus was crowned emperor
  5  6,8 |            1071 to the accession of Alexius Comnenus in 1081, the Turks
  6  6,8 |            time of the accession of Alexius Comnenus it became very
  7  6,8 |           Nicephorus Botaniates and Alexius Comnenus for the Byzantine
  8  6,8 |          displays, the spirit of an Alexius Comnenus and his court.
  9  7,1 |         1081 elevated to the throne Alexius Comnenus, whose uncle Isaac
 10  7,1 |           Both Isaac and his nephew Alexius distinguished themselves
 11  7,1 |             military talents. Under Alexius the military party and provincial
 12  7,1 |        energetic and skillful rule, Alexius I (1081‑1118) secured the
 13  7,1 |              Long before his death, Alexius had nominated his son, John,
 14  7,1 |         also an historian. The aged Alexius remained, however, firm
 15  7,1 |            collapse of his policy.~ Alexius II (1180‑1183), son and
 16  7,1 |           of the regent’s favorite, Alexius Comnenus, Manuel’s nephew.
 17  7,1 |           the all‑powerful favorite Alexius Comnenus; at the head of
 18  7,1 |           Manuel died, and his son, Alexius II, a child of twelve, became
 19  7,1 |          Antioch, and her favorite, Alexius Comnenus, reposed all their
 20  7,1 |        violated rights of the minor Alexius II, who was in the power
 21  7,1 |             The all‑powerful ruler, Alexius Comnenus, was imprisoned
 22  7,1 |           became joint emperor with Alexius II. Several days later,
 23  7,1 |           solemn promise to protect Alexius’ life, he commanded him
 24  7,1 |          dynasty came to its end.~ ~Alexius I and external relations
 25  7,1 |        daughter of the new Emperor, Alexius, said that her father, at
 26  7,1 |             Crusade, sailed against Alexius, with a considerable fleet.
 27  7,1 |     Guiscard, his great war against Alexius Comnenus.”~ Realizing that
 28  7,1 |       overcoming the Norman danger, Alexius Comnenus called on the West
 29  7,1 |          favorably to the appeal of Alexius. In return for the help
 30  7,1 |           side, the land army under Alexius, composed of Macedonian
 31  7,1 |             the imperial charter of Alexius (or chrysobull, i.e. the
 32  7,1 |            unloaded. The charter of Alexius gives an interesting list
 33  7,1 |       themselves. By the charter of Alexius Comnenus a solid foundation
 34  7,1 |           under the predecessors of Alexius Comnenus, increased in intensity
 35  7,1 |      Guiscard’s death had permitted Alexius to restore the Byzantine
 36  7,1 |             a state of anarchy. But Alexius was unable to take full
 37  7,1 |             end of the ninth decade Alexius Comnenus suffered a terrific
 38  7,1 |             and on the accession of Alexius Comnenus, had fled to Asia
 39  7,1 |            1090‑91 the condition of Alexius Comnenus can be compared
 40  7,1 |            condition of the Empire, Alexius followed the usual Byzantine
 41  7,1 |       Emperor. The Cuman Khans gave Alexius their word and kept it.
 42  7,1 |             the Byzantine Empire.”~ Alexius returned to the capital
 43  7,1 |             peaceful agreement with Alexius. Thus the critical situation
 44  7,1 |          the desperate days of 1091 Alexius had sought allies not only
 45  7,1 |             Anna Comnena wrote that Alexius “was anxious to dispatch
 46  7,1 |       stated that, soon afterwards, Alexius “was expecting the mercenaries
 47  7,1 |             problem of a message of Alexius Comnenus to his old friend,
 48  7,1 |      message which was addressed by Alexius Comnenus to Robert of Flanders.
 49  7,1 |      concerning the authenticity of Alexius’ message. In 1924 B. Leib
 50  7,1 |            forgot his promise; then Alexius sent him an embassy and
 51  7,1 |         reinforcements in the West. Alexius’ letter, then, has nothing
 52  7,1 |            considered the letter of Alexius to Robert of Flanders an
 53  7,1 |          question of the message of Alexius Comnenus to Robert of Flanders,
 54  7,1 |      contemporary Anna Comnena that Alexius was sending messages to
 55  7,1 |        original message was sent by Alexius in the critical year 1091.
 56  7,1 |             part in the struggle of Alexius Comnenus “against the Pagans
 57  7,1 |          Infidels.”~ The success of Alexius with external enemies was
 58  7,1 |             assume importance under Alexius Comnenus before the First
 59  7,1 |           taken part in the army of Alexius during his war with the
 60  7,1 |        Normans, hostilities between Alexius and Serbia began, and under
 61  7,1 |            strained in the reign of Alexius Comnenus. At the end of
 62  7,1 |             of the eleventh century Alexius Comnenus, who had overcome
 63  7,1 |       Crusade had begun; it changed Alexius’ plans and led him and the
 64  7,1 |        Sometimes, as the message of Alexius Comnenus to Robert of Flanders
 65  7,1 |             rulers of the West. But Alexius had in mind merely some
 66  7,1 |            1054.~ Like Michael VII, Alexius Comnenus, especially under
 67  7,1 |           from the point of view of Alexius, western auxiliaries seemed
 68  7,1 |            auxiliaries asked for by Alexius Comnenus were forgotten.
 69  7,1 |           1082 granted to Venice by Alexius Comnenus opened to the Republic
 70  7,1 |           Piacenza, an embassy from Alexius Comnenus was present to
 71  7,1 |          for aid was really made by Alexius at Piacenza. Of course,
 72  7,1 |             asserted. As before, if Alexius appealed for aid at Piacenza,
 73  7,1 |             those Turkish successes Alexius might have appealed for
 74  7,1 |            of this decision came to Alexius as a sudden and disconcerting
 75  7,1 |             form of a crusade. When Alexius called mercenaries from
 76  7,1 |             verge of ruin, and when Alexius asked for western auxiliary
 77  7,1 |          was to save the Empire. In Alexius’ Muses, written in iambic
 78  7,1 |             With this fragment from Alexius’ Muses one may compare the
 79  7,1 |          and the crusade itself. In Alexius’ mind, the crusaders were
 80  7,1 |             destroying the country. Alexius Comnenus learned with dissatisfaction
 81  7,1 |        neighborhood of the capital. Alexius Comnenus hastened to transport
 82  7,1 |           all.”~ It is obvious that Alexius Comnenus had good reason
 83  7,1 |             historians have accused Alexius and the Greeks of perfidy
 84  7,1 |          should compare the Emperor Alexius to the jackal, who is said
 85  7,1 |            of the lion.” Of course, Alexius was not a man humbly to
 86  7,1 |          the crusaders left to him. Alexius Comnenus showed himself
 87  7,1 |            The special historian of Alexius Comnenus, Chalandon, was
 88  7,1 |        assembled at Constantinople, Alexius Comnenus, considering their
 89  7,1 |        treaty was concluded between Alexius and the crusading chiefs,
 90  7,1 |          who promised to restore to Alexius, as their suzerain, any
 91  7,1 |            form. In all likelihood, Alexius’ demands varied concerning
 92  7,1 |             of the treaty made with Alexius was delivered to him. The
 93  7,1 |             take the vassal oath to Alexius Comnenus. As the greater
 94  7,1 |            complete rupture between Alexius Comnenus and the crusaders.
 95  7,1 |          became the chief center of Alexius’ aims. Raymond of Toulouse,
 96  7,1 |         chief rival, drew closer to Alexius. At that time, for Alexius
 97  7,1 |          Alexius. At that time, for Alexius the fate of Jerusalem had
 98  7,1 |      apparently presented itself to Alexius when Bohemond was suddenly
 99  7,1 |             of the twelfth century. Alexius negotiated with the emir
100  7,1 |            made with the crusaders, Alexius demanded that Bohemond deliver
101  7,1 |     reinvigorated the hopes both of Alexius and of the Muslims; both
102  7,1 |              His expedition against Alexius, explained an American scholar, “
103  7,1 |           forced to make peace with Alexius on humiliating terms. The
104  7,1 |      agreement between Bohemond and Alexius Comnenus were: Bohemond
105  7,1 |      consider himself the vassal of Alexius and his son, John; to take
106  7,1 |        enemies; and to hand over to Alexius all conquered lands formerly
107  7,1 |               Bohemond’s death made Alexius’ position more difficult,
108  7,1 |        Antioch over to the Emperor. Alexius had to begin all over again.
109  7,1 |           easier. The last years of Alexius’ reign were particularly
110  7,1 |        external life of the Empire, Alexius succeeded in a very hard
111  7,1 |          very hard task. Very often Alexius’ activity has been considered
112  7,1 |              In one of his letters, Alexius’ contemporary, the archbishop
113  7,1 |       Eastern Empire of the time of Alexius. All his neighbors tried
114  7,1 |     crusaders threatened Byzantium. Alexius, who had received the Empire
115  7,1 |     dissolution of Byzantium. Under Alexius, the frontiers of the state,
116  7,1 |  particularly often brought against Alexius concerning his relations
117  7,1 |            given up, if we consider Alexius as a sovereign defending
118  7,1 |              in his external policy Alexius successfully overcame all
119  7,1 |            The son and successor of Alexius, John II, was of the emperor‑
120  7,1 |            Norman danger had caused Alexius to draw closer to Venice,
121  7,1 |           with her fleet; thereupon Alexius had granted the Republic
122  7,1 |          privileges granted Pisa by Alexius were not important enough
123  7,1 |         enough to alarm Venice.~ In Alexius’ lifetime, relations between
124  7,1 |          who had been crushed under Alexius Comnenus by the Cumans (
125  7,1 |          coast had already rendered Alexius Comnenus discontented and
126  7,1 |            treaty concluded between Alexius Comnenus and Bohemond.~
127  7,1 |        marriage of his son and heir Alexius to an eight‑year‑old daughter
128  7,1 |              The first two Comneni, Alexius and John, succeeded in retarding
129  7,1 |             under the last Comneni, Alexius II and Andronicus I.~ “The
130  7,1 |            of the two last Comneni, Alexius and Andronicus,” wrote the
131  7,1 |            his twelve‑year old son, Alexius II (1180‑83), ascended the
132  7,1 |     proclaimed regent; her favorite Alexius Comnenus, Manuel’s nephew,
133  7,1 |        defender of the weak Emperor Alexius II, surrounded by wicked
134  7,1 |             his order, the powerful Alexius Comnenus was arrested and
135  7,1 |             the unfortunate Emperor Alexius II were strangled. In 1183,
136  7,1 |             he married the widow of Alexius II, Agnes (Anne) of France,
137  7,2 |       sprang from a contemporary of Alexius Comnenus, Constantine Angelus,
138  7,2 |             daughter of the Emperor Alexius; he was the grandfather
139  7,2 |           was formed by his brother Alexius, who, with the help of a
140  7,2 |         imprisoned, and his brother Alexius became Emperor. He is known
141  7,2 |             Emperor. He is known as Alexius III Angelus (1195-1203),
142  7,2 |       Choniates remarked concerning Alexius III: “Whatever paper might
143  7,2 |          Isaac II, the young prince Alexius, had succeeded in escaping
144  7,2 |            After many complications Alexius succeeded in inducing the
145  7,2 |             Byzantium and, deposing Alexius III, re-established upon
146  7,2 |            then they seated his son Alexius by the side of his father,
147  7,2 |          father, as his co-emperor (Alexius IV). The crusaders encamped
148  7,2 |             as Emperor of a certain Alexius V Ducas Mourtzouphlos (1204),
149  7,2 |            married to a daughter of Alexius III. Isaac II and Alexius
150  7,2 |           Alexius III. Isaac II and Alexius IV perished during the revolt.
151  7,2 |          sight and made his brother Alexius Emperor. First of all, Alexius
152  7,2 |      Alexius Emperor. First of all, Alexius had to confirm himself on
153  7,2 |             blinded by his brother, Alexius III.~ After this revolution
154  7,2 |            a threatening message to Alexius III, similar to that which
155  7,2 |          been sent before to Isaac. Alexius could buy peace only by
156  7,2 |             money; for that purpose Alexius introduced in the whole
157  7,3 |         mind, probably, the Emperor Alexius III wrote Innocent III in
158  7,3 |            in one of his letters to Alexius the irritated pope threatened,
159  7,3 |            to carry out his threat. Alexius III, however, did not consent
160  7,3 |       Innocent III, Dandolo menaced Alexius III with supporting the
161  7,3 |       crusade: the Byzantine prince Alexius, son of the dethroned Isaac
162  7,3 |            the sister of the prince Alexius.~Thibaut, count of Champagne,
163  7,3 |      Crusade — the Byzantine prince Alexius Angelus, son of the dethroned
164  7,3 |        dethroned and blinded Isaac. Alexius had escaped from prison
165  7,3 |              who had married Irene, Alexius’ sister and Isaac’s daughter.
166  7,3 |    Brunswick, was unable to support Alexius effectively, but he sent
167  7,3 |      Byzantine throne. For that aid Alexius promised to subordinate
168  7,3 |       crusaders at Zara. The prince Alexius himself came into the camp
169  7,3 |          Montferrat, and the Prince Alexius sailed from Zara and a month
170  7,3 |            the coming of the prince Alexius, who inclined the crusaders
171  7,3 |          Byzantium for the sympathy Alexius III had given the Pisans,
172  7,3 |            the flight of the prince Alexius to the West took place not
173  7,3 |             possession of the city. Alexius III, having neither energy
174  7,3 |         throne; his son, the prince Alexius, who had arrived with the
175  7,3 |           proclaimed his co-regent (Alexius IV). This first siege and
176  7,3 |           that they should set off. Alexius IV urged the crusaders not
177  7,3 |           son-in-law of the Emperor Alexius III, the ambitious Alexius
178  7,3 |          Alexius III, the ambitious Alexius Ducas Mourtzouphlos, was
179  7,3 |     beginning of 1204; Isaac II and Alexius IV were deposed. Isaac died
180  7,3 |            very soon in prison, and Alexius IV, by order of Mourtzouphlos,
181  7,3 | Mourtzouphlos, known as the Emperor Alexius V, was a nominee of the
182  7,3 |        after the death of Isaac and Alexius they considered themselves
183  7,3 |         Constantinople. The Emperor Alexius V Ducas Mourtzouphlos, fearing
184  7,3 |           living; the two Emperors, Alexius III Angelus and Alexius
185  7,3 |             Alexius III Angelus and Alexius V Ducas Mourtzouphlos, and
186  7,4 |             of the Catholic church. Alexius Comnenus’ daughter, Anna,
187  7,4 |           to Constantine the Great, Alexius Comnenus must “be set either
188  7,4 |     compensation of his supporters, Alexius Comnenus confiscated some
189  7,4 |             the clergy also alarmed Alexius Comnenus, who, in one of
190  7,4 |      founders of monasteries. Under Alexius Mount Athos was declared
191  7,4 |           widely known even today.~ Alexius Comnenus also supported
192  7,4 |           originated in the time of Alexius and Manuel Comnenius.~ The
193  7,4 |               The chief energies of Alexius were directed against the
194  7,4 |             life of Byzantium under Alexius Comnenus was the case of
195  7,4 |            of the eleventh century, Alexius Comnenus held out the hand
196  7,4 |             the Greek bishops, with Alexius I presiding, took place
197  7,4 |           physiological processes.” Alexius Angelus stood as the protector
198  7,4 |              even a usurper such as Alexius III who had dethroned his
199  7,4 |             nobility of Asia Minor, Alexius Comnenus, became Emperor
200  7,4 |       crippled financial condition, Alexius, especially in the beginning
201  7,4 |         information of the sources, Alexius had no scruples in confiscating
202  7,4 |           eagerly. The ordinance of Alexius which provided for the conversion
203  7,4 |          improve the finances. Then Alexius Comnenus resorted to perhaps
204  7,4 |             for which sources blame Alexius heavily. Along with the
205  7,4 |              one-third as much. But Alexius insisted that taxes be paid
206  7,4 |           over to the Normans. Like Alexius Comnenus, Manuel tried to
207  7,4 |     abrogated in December, 1182, by Alexius II Comnenus. The abrogation
208  7,4 |           open a stubborn struggle. Alexius II Comnenus, who signed
209  7,4 |     corresponded with the policy of Alexius II Comnenus. True, the government
210  7,4 |             True, the government of Alexius II, who was a child, and
211  7,4 |            beginning of the rule of Alexius Comnenus, as the English
212  7,4 |          Constantinopolitan Emperor Alexius.” This was the beginning
213  7,4 |          had been well organized by Alexius seem gradually to have been
214  7,4 |             drawn from the Novel of Alexius III Angelus, of Nov. 1198
215  7,4 |           beginning of the reign of Alexius Comnenus. Under the same
216  7,4 |          was reluctantly granted by Alexius III Angelus to Venice, reciting
217  7,4 |       educated and clever mother of Alexius I Comnenus, Anna Dalassena,
218  7,4 |             particular. The Emperor Alexius Comnenus himself wrote some
219  7,4 |         treatises against heretics; Alexius’ Muses, written a short
220  7,4 |         such as the First Crusade.~ Alexius’ daughter Anna and her husband
221  7,4 |             Bryennius, who survived Alexius and played an important
222  7,4 |      intended to write a history of Alexius Comnenus. Death prevented
223  7,4 |            down to the accession of Alexius to the throne. The detailed
224  7,4 |          eldest daughter of Emperor Alexius, Anna Comnena, is the authoress
225  7,4 |           Anna’s father, “the Great Alexius, the luminary of the universe,
226  7,4 |             before the accession of Alexius to the throne and brought
227  7,4 |           reader the superiority of Alexius, this “thirteenth Apostle,”
228  7,4 |          Greek state regenerated by Alexius Comnenus.~It is not known
229  7,4 |             It is not known whether Alexius’ son and successor, John,
230  7,4 |       Psellus, Then, probably under Alexius I Comnenus, he was appointed
231  7,4 |           Cedrenus, who lived under Alexius Comnenus, brought his history
232  7,4 |          ascension to the throne of Alexius Comnenus in 1081. Some years
233  7,4 |         events down to the death of Alexius Comnenus in 1118.~ As far
234  8,1 |             Lascaris; at Trebizond, Alexius I Comnenus; and in the Despotat
235  8,2 |      daughter of the former Emperor Alexius III, and to the house of
236  8,2 |        house of the Comneni through Alexius III. The origin of the Lascarids
237  8,2 |           city are not known. Under Alexius III he held military command
238  8,2 |          clergy after the flight of Alexius Ducas Murzuphlus (Mourtzouphlos)
239  8,2 |         discontent, to return it to Alexius Comnenus. Magnificent palaces
240  8,4 |            Lascaris’ father-in-law, Alexius III Angelus, fled to the
241  8,4 |       himself of the opportunity of Alexius’ arrival, the sultan sent
242  8,4 |          battle the former emperor, Alexius III, who had taken refuge
243  8,17|             of large landownership, Alexius Comnenus, took possession
244  8,17|           duration (1081-1185). But Alexius was forced to recognize
245  9,2 |          the ambitious and powerful Alexius Apocaucus, the patriarch;
246  9,12|             of the eleventh century Alexius Comnenus had freed Athos
247 App  |         Botaniates, 1078-1081.~~~~~~Alexius I Comnenus, 1081-1118.~~~~~~
248 App  |           Manuel I, 1143-1180.~~~~~~Alexius II, 1180-1183.~~~~~~Andronicus
249 App  |            Angelus, 1185-1195.~~~~~~Alexius III, 1195-1203.~~~~~~Isaac (
250 App  |            for the second time) and Alexius IV, 1203-1204.~~~~~~Alexius
251 App  |         Alexius IV, 1203-1204.~~~~~~Alexius V Ducas Mourtzouphlos, 1204.~~~~~~