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Isaac II Angelos, b. September 1156, d. February 1204

Father: Andronikos Doukas Angelos, b. ABT 1122, d. aft. 1185
Mother: Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa, b. ABT 1125, d. aft. 1195
Isaac was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, when he was blinded and deposed by his brother Alexios III, and again from 1203 to 1204.
Spouse: Herina (Sister Irene)
Herina may have been the daughter of George Palaiologos.
Married

Children:

  1. Anna-Euphrosyne Angelina, m. Roman the Great, d. 1253/88
  2. Irene Angelina, b. ABT 1181 in Constantinople, Turkey, m. Roger III, King of Sicily, 1193, m. Philip of Swabia, 25 May 1197 in Augsburg, Germany, d. 27 August 1208 in Hohenstaufen Castle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  3. Alexios IV Angelos, b. ABT 1182, d. 8 February 1204, cause of death was strangulation

Spouse: Margaret (Maria) of Hungary, b. 1175, m. Boniface of Montferrat, m. Nicolas I of Saint Omer, ABT 1210

Father: Béla III of Hungary, b. ABT 1148, d. 23 April 1196
Mother: Agnes of Antioch
Some sources say that Margaret was not the wife of Nicolas I of Saint Omer.
Married 1185

Children:

  1. Manuel Angelos, d. 1212
  2. John Angelos, b. ABT 1193, d. 1259

Andronikos Doukas Angelos, b. ABT 1122, d. aft. 1185

Father: Constantine Angelos, d. 1166 in Philadelphia (Alaşehir), Turkey
Mother: Theodora Komnene, b. 15 January 1096/7 in Constantinople, Turkey
Spouse: Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa, b. ABT 1125, d. aft. 1195
Married

Children:

  1. Alexios III Angelos, b. ABT 1153, m. Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera, d. 1211
  2. Isaac II Angelos, b. September 1156, m. Herina (Sister Irene), m. Margaret of Hungary, 1185, d. February 1204
  3. Ioannis Angelos
  4. Theodora Angelina, m. Conrad of Montferrat

Constantine Angelos, d. 1166 in Philadelphia (Alaşehir), Turkey

Father: Manuel (Manolis) Angelos
Spouse: Theodora Komnene, b. 15 January 1096/7 in Constantinople, Turkey
Father: Alexios I Komnenos, b. 1056, m. ? Argyre, d. 15 August 1118
Mother: Irene Doukaina, b. ABT 1066 in Constantinople, Turkey, d. 19 February 1138
Married 1122

Children:

  1. John Doukas, b. ABT 1125/7, d. ABT 1200
  2. Alexios Komnenos Angelos
  3. Andronikos Doukas Angelos, b. ABT 1122, m. Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa, d. aft. 1185
  4. Isaac Angelos
  5. Maria Angelina, m. Constantine Kamytzes
  6. Eudokia Angelina, m. Basil Tsykandeles
  7. Zoe Angelina, m. Andronikos Synadenos

Manuel (Manolis) Angelos

Children:

  1. Constantine Angelos, m. Theodora Komnene, 1122
  2. Nikolaos Angelos
  3. Michael Angelos
  4. Ioannes Angelos

Isaac Komnenos, b. ABT 1113, d. aft. 1154

Father: John II "the Beautiful" or "the Good" Komnenos, b. 13 September 1087 in Constantinople, Turkey, d. 8 April 1143 in Cilicia, Turkey
Mother: Piroska (Irene) of Hungary, b. 1088, d. 13 August 1134 in Esztergom, Hungary
Spouse: Theodora Kamaterina
Married

Children:

  1. Alexios Komnenos, d. 1136
  2. Ioannes Komnenos, d. 1136/7
  3. Eirene Komnene, m. Doukas Kamateros
  4. Anna Komnene, m. Constantine Makrodoukas, bef. 1166
  5. Maria Komnene, b. ABT 1144, m. Stephen IV, King of Hungary, 1156, d. 1190 in Constantinople, Turkey

Spouse: Eirene Diplosynadene

Married

Children:

  1. Theodora Kalusine Komnene, b. ABT 1145, m. Baldwin III of Jerusalem
  2. Eudokia Komnene, m. Odone Frangipani, 1170, m. Guelfo di Porcaria, 1179

John II "the Beautiful" or "the Good" Komnenos, b. 13 September 1087 in Constantinople, Turkey, d. 8 April 1143 in Cilicia, Turkey

Father: Alexios I Komnenos, b. 1056, m. ? Argyre, d. 15 August 1118
Mother: Irene Doukaina, b. ABT 1066 in Constantinople, Turkey, d. 19 February 1138
William of Tyre described John: "short and unusually ugly, with eyes, hair and complexion so dark he was known as ‘the Moor’". He was known as "the Beautiful" for his personality and character.

The crown was at first intended to pass to Anna's fiance, Constantine, but he died shortly after John's birth. When John was made heir, Anna resented that she would not inherit the throne. Her mother often tried to persuade Alexios to choose Nikephoros, Anna's husband, over John. Supposedly, when Alexios was bed-ridden near the end of his life, John slipped the emperor's ring off his father's finger during an embrace "as though in mourning".

Claims have been made that Anna was behind a plan on John's life at their father's funeral, and another plan that never materialized. Her husband did not continue his quest for the throne, forcing Anna to drop her claim as well.
Spouse: Piroska (Irene) of Hungary, b. 1088, d. 13 August 1134 in Esztergom, Hungary
Father: Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary, ABT 1040, m. Unknown, d. 29 July 1095
Mother: Adelaide of Rheinfelden, b. ABT 1065, d. May 1090
Married 1104

Children:

  1. Alexios Komnenos, twin to Maria, b. February 1106 in Balabista, Macedonia, m. Eirene-Kata of Georgia, m. Eupraxia of Kiev, d. 1142 in Attaleia, Pamphylia, Turkey
  2. Maria Komnene, twin to Alexios, b. February 1106 in Balabista, Macedonia, m. John Roger Dalassenos
  3. Andronikos Komnenos, b. ABT 1108, m. Eirene Aineidasa (or Aineiadissa ?), ABT 1124, d. 1142
  4. Anna Komnene, m. Stephen Kontostephanos
  5. Isaac Komnenos, b. ABT 1113, m. Theodora Kamaterina, m. Eirene Diplosynadene, d. aft. 1154
  6. Theodora Komnene, m. Manuel Anemas
  7. Eudokia Komnene, m. Theodore Vatatzes
  8. Manuel I Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium, b. 28 November 1118, m. Bertha (Irene) of Sulzbach, 1146, m. Maria of Antioch, 1161, d. 24 September 1180

Alexios I Komnenos, b. 1056, m. ? Argyre, d. 15 August 1118

Father: John Komnenos, Domestic of the Schools, b. ABT 1015, d. 12 July 1067
Mother: Anna Dalassene, b. ABT 1025/7, d. 1 November 1100/2
Spouse: Irene Doukaina, b. ABT 1066 in Constantinople, Turkey, d. 19 February 1138
Father: Andronikos Doukas (2), d. 14 October 1077, cause of death was edema
Mother: Maria of Bulgaria, d. aft. 1081
Irene and Alexios' eldest daughter Anna described her in the Alexiad (a book about her father's reign which is unique in that it is written by a princess about her father): "She stood upright like some young sapling, erect and evergreen, all her limbs and the other parts of her body absolutely symmetrical and in harmony one with another. With her lovely appearance and charming voice she never ceased to fascinate all who saw and heard her. Her face shone with the soft light of the moon; it was not the completely round face of an Assyrian woman, nor long, like the face of a Scyth, but just slightly oval in shape. There were rose blossoms on her cheeks, visible a long way off. Her light-blue eyes were both gay and stern: their charm and beauty attracted, but the fear they caused so dazzled the bystander that he could neither look nor turn away... Generally she accompanied her words with graceful gestures, her hands bare to the wrists, and you would say it was ivory turned by some craftsman into the form of fingers and hand. The pupils of her eyes, with the brilliant blue of deep waves, recalled a calm, still sea, while the white surrounding them shone by contrast, so that the whole eye acquired a peculiar lustre and a charm which was inexpressible." And also that it "would not have been so very inappropriate [to say that Irene was] Athena made manifest to the human race, or that she had descended suddenly from the sky in some heavenly glory and unapproachable splendour".
Married 1078.

Many sources do not list Manuel and Zoe among the children of Alexios I and Irene.

Children:

  1. Anna Komnene, b. 1 December 1083 in Porphyry Chamber, Great Palace of Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey, m. Constantine Doukas (betrothed, but died ABT 1087), m. Nikephoros Bryennios "the Younger", 1097, d. 1153 in the Monastery of Kecharitomene, Constantinople, Turkey
  2. Maria Komnene
  3. John II "the Beautiful" or "the Good" Komnenos, b. 13 September 1087 in Constantinople, Turkey, m. Piroska (Irene) of Hungary, 1104, d. 8 April 1143 in Cilicia, Turkey
  4. Andronikos Komnenos
  5. Isaac Komnenos (1), 16 January 1093, m. Irene, d. aft. 1152
  6. Eudokia Komnene (1)
  7. Theodora Komnene, b. 15 January 1096/7 in Constantinople, Turkey, m. Constantine Angelos, 1122
  8. Manuel Komnenos
  9. Zoe Komnene

John Komnenos, Domestic of the Schools, b. ABT 1015, d. 12 July 1067

Father: Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, b. ABT 955/60, d. ABT 1020
Mother: Maria
Spouse: Anna Dalassene, b. ABT 1025/7, d. 1 November 1100/2
Father: Alexios Charon
Mother: Unknown Dalassene
Married ABT 1040

Children:

  1. Manuel Komnenos, b. ABT 1045
  2. Maria Komnene, b. ABT 1047
  3. Isaac Komnenos (2), b. ABT 1050, m. Irene of Alania, 1071/2, d. 1102/4
  4. Eudokia Komnene (2), b. ABT 1052
  5. Theodora Komnene, b. ABT 1054, m. Constantine Diogenes
  6. Alexios I Komnenos, b. ABT 1058, m. ? Argyre, m. Irene Doukaina, 1078
  7. Adrianos Komnenos, b. ABT 1060, m. Princess Zoe Doukaina
  8. Nikiphoros Komnenos, b. ABT 1062

Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, b. ABT 955/60, d. ABT 1020

Spouse: Maria

Married

Children:

  1. Isaac I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor, b. ABT 1007, m. Catherine of Bulgaria, d. 1061
  2. Daughter Komnene, b. ABT 1012, m. Michael Dokeianos
  3. John Komnenos, Domestic of the Schools, b. ABT 1015, m. Anna Dalassene, d. 12 July 1067

Alexios Charon

Spouse: Unknown Dalassene

Father: Adrianos Dalassenos
Married

Children:

  1. Anna Dalassene, b. ABT 1025/7, m. spouse, ABT 1040, d. 1 November 1100/2

Adrianos Dalassenos

Father: Theophylact Dalassenos, b. bef. 990, d. aft. 1039

Children:

  1. Unknown Dalassene, m. Alexios Charon, ABT 1020

Theophylact Dalassenos, b. bef. 990, d. aft. 1039

Father: Damian Dalassenos, b. ABT 940, d. 19 July 998, cause of death was the Battle of Apamea

Children:

  1. Adrianos Dalassenos

Damian Dalassenos, b. ABT 940, d. 19 July 998, cause of death was the Battle of Apamea

Damian and his family were exiled in 1039 by Emperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian.

Children:

  1. Constantine Dalassenos, Duke of Antioch, b. ABT 965/70, d. aft. 1042
  2. Theophylact Dalassenos, b. bef. 990, d. aft. 1039
  3. Romanos Dalassenos, governor of Iberia

Andronikos Doukas (2), d. 14 October 1077, cause of death was edema

Father: John Doukas, Caesar, d. ABT 1088
Mother: Eirene Pegonitissa
Spouse: Maria of Bulgaria, d. aft. 1081
Father: Trayan of Bulgaria
Married

Children:

  1. Michael Doukas, b. ABT 1061, bef. 1117
  2. John Doukas, b. ABT 1064, d. bef. 1137
  3. Irene Doukaina, b. ABT 1066 in Constantinople, Turkey, m. Alexios I Komnenos, 1078, d. 19 February 1138
  4. Anna Doukaina, m. George Palaiologos
  5. Theodora Doukaina, a nun

John Doukas, Caesar, d. ABT 1088

Father: Andronikos Doukas (1)
Spouse: Eirene Pegonitissa
Married

Children:

  1. Andronikos Doukas (2), m. Maria of Bulgaria, d. 14 October 1077, cause of death was edema
  2. Constantine Doukas, d. 1074

Alexios Komnenos, b. 1136, d. 1183, cause of death was murder

Father: Andronikos Komnenos, b. ABT 1108, d. 1142
Mother: Eirene Aineidasa (Aeneades or Aineiadissa ?), d. 1150/1
Spouse: Maria Dukaina
Married

Children:

  1. Eudokia Komnene, b. ABT 1160, m. William VIII, Lord of Montpellier, 1180, div. April 1187, d. ABT 1203
  2. Andronikos Komnenos, died young, cause of death was falling from a horse
  3. Unknown Komnenos, died young

Andronikos Komnenos, b. ABT 1108, d. 1142

Father: John II "the Beautiful" or "the Good" Komnenos, b. 13 September 1087 in Constantinople, Turkey, d. 8 April 1143 in Cilicia, Turkey
Mother: Piroska (Irene) of Hungary, b. 1088, d. 13 August 1134 in Esztergom, Hungary
Spouse: Eirene Aineidasa (Aeneades or Aineiadissa ?), d. 1150/1
An unknown poet claimed she was descended from the Aeneads: friends and family of Aeneas with whom they fled Troy after the war.
Married ABT 1124

Children:

  1. Maria Komnene, m. Theodoros Dasiotes, m. John Kantakouzenos
  2. John Doukas Komnenos, b. 1128, m. Maria Taronitissa, d. September 1176, cause of death was the Battle of Myriokephalon
  3. Theodora Komnene, m. Henry II (Jasomirgott), Duke of Austria, 1148, d. 2 January 1184
  4. Eudokia Komnene (2), m. Unknown, m. Michael Gabras, was a mistress of Andronikos I Komnenos
  5. Alexios Komnenos, b. 1136, m. Maria Dukaina, d. 1183, cause of death was murder

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