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Basil I
Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886

Leo V the Armenian
Byzantine emperor (lived 775–820)
Michael II
Byzantine emperor

Giovanni Giustiniani
Genoese captain and soldier (15th century)
Nikephoros Phokas the Elder
Byzantine general

Protostrator
Prōtostratōr () was a Byzantine court office, originating as the imperial stable master. Its proximity to the imperial person led to a highly visible role in imperial ceremonies, and served as a springboard for several capable individuals, like Manuel the Armenian or the future emperors Michael II and Basil I the Macedonian, to reach the highest offices. From the mid-11th century, the post rose in importance, becoming more an honorific dignity for senior members of the court, than an actual office. From the 13th century on, the post could be held by several persons, and ranked eighth in the ov
Alexios Komnenos
Byzantine aristocrat and courtier; (1141-1183)
Alexios Axouch
officer (1105-1187)
Michael Doukas
Byzantine general
Manuel Kamytzes
Byzantine general
Manuel Komnenos
Byzantine aristocrat and military commander

Theodore Synadenos
Byzantine governor
Manuel the Armenian
9th-century Byzantine general
Alexios Doukas Philanthropenos
Byzantine admiral
Eustathios Argyros
Byzantine general and aristocrat
Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes
Byzantine general and governor
John Ises
Ivan the Russian
Bulgarian military leader
Andronikos Palaiologos
14th-century Byzantine aristocrat and general