Nobilissimus

Nobilissimus (Latin for " Alleredelster " medium νωβελίσσιμος Greek ) was one of the highest imperial titles were in the late antique Roman and Byzantine empires.

Nobilissimus was originally an epithet of the title Caesar, whose institution was designated as heir to the throne of the Emperor, and as such, since Geta (198 ), as nobilissimus Caesar was called. Historian Zosimus According to the it was Constantine I, the first created nobilissimus ( vir ) as a separate dignity, so as to honor some of his relatives, without deduce for them a direct claim to the throne. The title was thus reserved for members of the imperial family, in which children were referred to as nobilissimus puer or puella Nobilissima.

Nobilissimus was in the rank immediately subordinate to the Caesar (or its direct precursor ) and remained so in the Early and Middle Byzantine period until the mid-11th century. In Kletorologion of 899 Philotheos are the purple tunic, jacket and belt as rank insignia of nobilissimus, illustrating the elevated position of the dignitary. The survey was linked to the ceremonial presentation of the insignia by the emperor.

Since the 11th century the title was awarded to deserving unit commanders, first emperor Alexios Komnenos to the future. The inflation of the dignitaries among the Komnenen led to the devaluation of the nobilissimus so that new titles were created as prōtonōbelissimos and prōtonōbelissimohypertatos in the 12th century.

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