Andronikos Doukas Angelos (Person)
Andronikos Doukas Angelos
1133 AD - 1183 AD
ather of emperors Isaac II Angelos and Alexios III Angelos.
Byzantine aristocrat related to the ruling Komnenos dynasty. During the reign of his cousin, Manuel I Komnenos, he served without success as a military commander against the Seljuk Turks, and as envoy to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Following Manuel's death, in 1182 he was sent to stop the rebellion of Andronikos I Komnenos, but was defeated and eventually defected to him. Shortly after, he led a failed conspiracy of leading aristocrats against Andronikos I. When it was discovered, Andronikos and his sons fled the Empire, ending up in Acre, where he died.
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1153 AD -
09/1156 AD
