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Isaac II Angelos
Founder of the Byzantine Angelos dynasty (r. 1185–1195 and 1203–1204), from a military aristocratic family of the Komnenian era.…
Timeline
- 1171–1180Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIsaac came from the Angelos military family, related by marriage to the Komnenian imperial house, and served at court and in the Anatolian army during Manuel's later years, accumulating local military strength and connections.
- 1180–1181Anatolia · Byzantine EmpireAfter Manuel's death Isaac was the first in the east to raise troops against the regency situation, almost simultaneously with Andronikos's own revolt, but was defeated in his first battle and forced into exile and hiding, setting the stage for his later resurgence.
- 1185–1195Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIn 1185 Isaac raised the banner again; a popular uprising in Constantinople acclaimed him emperor, Andronikos I was overthrown and executed, and the Angelos dynasty was founded, though the empire's internal and external crises continued to intensify.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, s.v. Isaac II Angelos — Alexander Kazhdan et al. (1991)
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)