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Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1144

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John II Komnenos was a male politician and Byzantine emperor from the Komnenos family. He was born in Constantinople to Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina. His siblings included Isaac Komnenos, Anna Komnene, Theodora Komnene Angelina, and Eudokia Komnene Angelina. He spoke Ancient Greek and held the position of Byzantine emperor.

He was married to Irene of Hungary. Their children were Isaac Komnenos, Alexios Komnenos, Andronikos Komnenos, and Manuel I Komnenos. John II Komnenos died in Cilicia from an accidental death. He was buried in the Zeyrek Mosque.

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John II Komnenos or Comnenus (Greek: Ἱωάννης ὁ Κομνηνός, romanized: Iōánnēs Komnēnós; 13 September 1087 – 8 April 1143) was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good" (Greek: Καλοϊωάννης, romanized: Kaloïōánnēs), he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and the second emperor to rule during the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire. As he was born to a reigning emperor, he had the status of a porphyrogennetos. John was a pious and dedicated monarch who was determined to undo the damage his empire had suffered following the Battle of Manzikert, half a century earlier.

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