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Andronikos I Komnenos

1118–1185 · Komnenos

Byzantine emperor. Born at Constantinople. Died at Constantinople.

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Torn apart by the mob

Andronikos I Komnenos ruled Byzantium by terror from 1183. Overthrown in 1185, he had his teeth and hair pulled out and an eye gouged, and was hung by his feet in the Hippodrome while Latin soldiers competed over whose sword went deeper.

Family

Father: Isaac Komnenos
Married: Agnes of France 1183
Children (1): Manuel Komnenos 1143
Siblings (1): John Tzelepes Komnenos 1112

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Andronikos I Komnenos was the first cousin 19 times removed of Victoria.
Andronikos I Komnenos was the first cousin 15 times removed of Louis XIV of France.