Isaac
(Isaac I)
"Emperor of Byzantium"
Komnenos
aka Comnenus
Born about in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Ancestors 
Son of Manuel Protospatharios (Comnenus) Komnenos
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
John Komnenos
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Manuel Komnenos and Maria Komnene
Died
at about age 53
in Byzantine Empire
Profile last modified
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Biography
Isaac Komnenos was born about 1007, son of General Manuel Erotikos Komnenos who died in 1020. Isaac made his way as a soldier and in 1057 was leader of a conspiracy against the emperor Michael IV Bringas. Isaac himself was chosen emperor by his followers, proclaimed on 8 June 1057. Michael abdicated and Isaac was crowned in the Hagia Sophia on the 1st of September. In 1059 he fell ill and resigned in favour of Constantine X Doukas. Isaac died in 1060.
He had married Catherine of Bulgaria daughter of Ivan Vladislav. Manuel their son died in his father's lifetime and Maria, his daughter, remained unmarried.
Research notes
No evidence has so far been found that Isaac had a son called Pedro who settled in Spain. In view of the lack of evidence Pedro has been detached. Please do not re-attach without providing sources for the relationship.
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Acknowledgements
- Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.
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- Is Iaac Komnenous I the father of Pedro Komnenus Sep 13, 2014.
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