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Isaac I Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 11th century and is known for strengthening the Byzantine Empire during a period of decline. His reign marked the beginning of the Komnenos dynasty, a powerful family that would continue to rule and stabilize the Byzantine Empire for generations to come.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 8 June 1057 – 22 November 1059
- Coronation
- 1 September 1057
- Predecessor
- Michael VI
- Successor
- Constantine X
- Born
- c. 1007
- Died
- 1 June 1060 , (aged 53), Monastery of Stoudios , Constantinople , (now Istanbul , Turkey )
- Spouse
- Catherine of Bulgaria
- Issue
- Manuel Komnenos, Maria Komnene
- Dynasty
- Komnenian
- Father
- Manuel Erotikos Komnenos
- Mother
- Maria?
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Isaak
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of death
- Monastery of Stoudios
- Spouse
- Catherine of Bulgaria
- Father
- Manuel Erotikos Komnenos
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Languages spoken
- medieval Greek
- Family
- Komnenos
- Image
- INC-3060-r Номисма тетартерон. Исаак I Комнин. Ок. 1057—1059 гг. (реверс).png
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- different from
- Isaac Komnenos
- place of burial
- Church of the Holy Apostles
- Commons category
- Isaakios I Komnenos
- date of birth
- 1007-00-00
- date of death
- 1061-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac I Komnenos or Comnenus (Ancient Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός, romanized: Isaákios Komnēnós; c. 1007 – 1 June 1060) was Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059, the first reigning member of the Komnenian dynasty.
The son of the general Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, he was orphaned at an early age, and was raised under the care of Emperor Basil II. He made his name as a successful military commander, serving as commander-in-chief of the eastern armies between c. 1042 and 1054. In 1057 he became the head of a conspiracy of the dissatisfied eastern generals against the newly crowned Michael VI Bringas. Proclaimed emperor by his followers on 8 June 1057, he rallied sufficient military forces to defeat the loyalist army at the Battle of Hades. While Isaac was willing to accept a compromise solution by being appointed Michael's heir, a powerful faction in Constantinople, led by the ambitious Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Keroularios, pressured Michael to abdicate. After Michael abdicated on 30 August 1057, Isaac was crowned emperor in the Hagia Sophia on 1 September.
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