David Komnenos

David Komnenos (c. 1184 in Constantinople Opel, † 1214 at Sinope ), son of Manuel Komnenos and of Rusudan, daughter of Giorgi III. of Georgia, was a grandson of the last Comnenus Emperor of Constantinople Opel, Andronikos I.. Together with his brother Alexios he survived the uprising of 1185 and the end of the cruel emperor and his entire family. The brothers were able to flee to Georgia, where she paternal famous Queen Tamara, a relative, hospitably recorded.

After the fall of the Komnenos in 1185 by the Angels, several governors and princes in their dominions had made ​​independent.

With the help of Georgian David and Alexios captured in April 1204 before the (second) capture of Constantinople by the Latin Crusaders, the important commercial city of Trebizond. Alexios remained in Trebizond. David went from here to the west and took Kerasunt, Oinaion, the ancient seat of his rebellious grandfather, Limnia, Amasyia and Sinop in Pontos one, then the paphlagonische Kastamon, the ancestral home of the family, as well Amastris, Kromna, Kytoros and Heraclea Pontica. An attempt to encroach upon the possessions of Theodore Laskaris, ended with a defeat of General Synadenos, which itself came in captivity.

To repel the counter-attacks Laskaris, David had to ally themselves with the hated Latins, supply them with food and finally recognize even their supremacy over Heraclea Pontica and Paphlagonia. However, they support it only grudgingly and ask him just 300 men at his disposal. Thus failed the attack of David, who crossed the Sangarius with his troops, the Latins themselves were defeated by Andronikos Gidoš. 1208 David allied with Emperor Henry. This handy Laskaris in Chalcedon, then retired but back again. Theodor then took a Heraclea, Amastris and Kytoros so Sinop was the westernmost possession of David.

In Trebizond, David's brother stood as Alexios I. rumseldschukischem protectorate for großkomnenischen Gegenkaiser. Sinopes countryside was conquered by the Seljuk Turks, the entire rest of the kingdom of David fell to the Laskariden of Nicaea, which in 1211 also beat the Seljuks. David fell in 1214 in the defense of Sinop against the Rum - Seljuks. Alexios had hurried from Trebizond to help and could Sinop shocking, but came too late to save his brother and finally had to submit to the Sultan.

Weblink

  • Alexios and David Komnenos in the Medieval Genealogy

Swell

  • Ian Booth: Theodore Laskaris and Paphlagonia, 1204-1214; towards a chronological description. In: Archeion Pontou. 2003/4, pp. 151-224.
  • JP Fallmerayer: History of the Empire of Trebizond. Munich 1827.
  • Komnenen
  • Usurper ( Byzantine Empire )
  • Born in the 12th century
  • Died in 1214
  • Man
Sinop, Turkey Manuel Komnenos (son of Andronikos I) George III of Georgia Andronikos I Komnenos Alexios I of Trebizond Angelos Ünye Kastamonu Amasra Theodore I Laskaris Andronikos I of Trebizond Sultanate of Rum
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