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Death of Manuel I Komnenos
On September 24, 1180, Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos died of illness in Constantinople at about sixty.…
Timeline
- 1180Imperial Palace, Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireManuel I's health deteriorated in his later years; eastern setbacks after the Battle of Myriokephalon and prolonged campaigning drained imperial finances and weighed heavily on the emperor's body and mind.
- 1180Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireManuel I died, and the eleven-year-old Alexios II succeeded him. The widow Maria of Antioch served as regent, relying on Latin-born confidants, which provoked strong resentment among the Greek nobility.
Sources
- Manuel I Komnenos — Paul Magdalino (1993)
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)