Alexios III Angelos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1153–1211 Also known as Alexios III

Alexios III Angelos (c. 1153–1211), brother of Isaac II, long served as a key supporter of his brother after the 1185 coup.…

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c. 1153–1194Constantinople · ConstantinopleMember of the Angelos family; supported the overthrow of Andronikos I in 1185 and held important military and political roles during Isaac II's reign.
1195Constantinople · ConstantinopleIn 1195, while Isaac II was away on campaign, he launched a coup, deposed and blinded Isaac, and proclaimed himself emperor, beginning the second phase of Angelos rule.
1196–1203Constantinople · ConstantinopleDuring his reign he neglected the navy and city defenses and responded slowly to the threat of the Fourth Crusade; when the crusaders approached Constantinople in 1203 he fled, abandoning resistance.

Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander P. Kazhdan (ed.) (1991)
Alexius III Angelus — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexius-III-Angelus