Manuel I Komnenos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 1118–1180 Also known as Manuel I

Manuel I Komnenos (1118–1180), Byzantine Komnenian emperor, pursued active diplomacy and large-scale military campaigns from 1143, clashing with the …

Timeline

1118–1143Constantinople · ThraceYoungest son of John II, he was granted the title of co-emperor in 1122 and received military and classical education at court in preparation for succession.
1143–1146Constantinople · ThraceHe succeeded after his father's death in 1143, relying on old officials such as John Axouch to stabilize the regime, and began reorganizing military deployments toward Antioch and Cilicia.
1147–1150Asia Minor and the direction of Antioch · Syrian frontierWhen the Second Crusade passed through in 1147 he dealt with Western monarchs such as Louis VII, while continuing to press the Asia Minor and Syrian frontiers and expanding relations with maritime powers such as Venice.

Sources

The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander Kazhdan et al. (1991)
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall — John Julius Norwich (1995)