Andronikos I Komnenos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1118–1185 Also known as Andronikos I

Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1118–1185), one of the last emperors of the Byzantine Komnenian dynasty, returned from exile in 1183 to seize power and rul…

Timeline

c. 1118–1182Constantinople · ConstantinopleA member of the Komnenos family, he spent long periods in exile in various places due to court intrigues and scandals; in 1182 he took advantage of the imperial crisis to return and gradually seized power.
1183–1184Constantinople · ConstantinopleIn 1183 he became co-ruler with the young emperor Alexios II, immediately eliminating rivals and monopolizing power, imposing a reign of terror and mass executions.
1185Constantinople · ConstantinopleIn 1185 his harsh rule and oppression of the nobility and populace provoked a general backlash; in September Isaac Angelos launched an uprising in Constantinople, and Andronikos was captured and tortured to death in the streets.

Sources

Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander P. Kazhdan (ed.) (1991)
Andronicus I Comnenus — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andronicus-I-Comnenus
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall — John Julius Norwich (1995)