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John Angelos (general Under Manuel I Komnenos)
John Angelos or Angelus ( el, Ἰωάννης Ἄγγελος, link=no) may refer to: * John Komnenos Doukas (died 1244), ruler of Thessalonica and Thessaly, referred to as John Angelos in earlier literature * John Angelos (protostrator) (died 1258), favourite of Theodore II Laskaris * John Angelos of Syrmia (died 1259), son of emperor Isaac II, exiled to Hungary where he became Duke of Syrmia * John I Angelos (died 1289), ruler of Thessaly * John Angelos (sebastokrator) (died 1348), Byzantine general and governor of Epirus and Thessaly * John P. Angelos John P. Angelos is the chairman and CEO of the Baltimore Orioles, a position he has held since 2020, leading the club's front office and overseeing day-to-day business operations. Previously, he served as the Orioles' COO and executive vice pre ..., Executive Vice President of the Baltimore Orioles See also * John Angelo (other) {{hndis, Angelos, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Komnenos Doukas
John Komnenos Doukas ( el, Ιωάννης Κομνηνός Δούκας, ''Iōannēs Komnēnos Doúkas''), Latinized as Comnenus Ducas, was ruler of Thessalonica from 1237 until his death in 1244. John was the eldest son of Theodore Komnenos Doukas and Maria Petraliphaina. In 1230 his father was captured together with his family in the Battle of Klokotnitsa by Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria. When his sister Irene married Ivan Asen II in 1237, John was released from captivity together with his now blind father Theodore and his younger brother Demetrios. Theodore and his sons made their way back to Thessalonica and incited a revolt against Theodore's brother Manuel Komnenos Doukas who had ruled the city since 1230. Since Theodore was blind, he installed his son John as ruler and retired to Vodena. In 1239, the deposed Manuel returned with Nicaean help and made himself master of Thessaly. Unable to dislodge him, Theodore and John came to terms with the loss of that province. In 1241 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Angelos (protostrator)
John Angelos () was a part of the komnenos family and was a senior official of the Empire of Nicaea. Of low birth, he was one of the favourites of Emperor Theodore II Laskaris Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris ( gr, Θεόδωρος Δούκας Λάσκαρις, Theodōros Doukas Laskaris; 1221/1222 – 16 August 1258) was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John I ... (r. 1254–58), who promoted him to the rank of '' prōtostratōr'' in 1255, from the rank of '' megas primikērios''. He died soon after Theodore's death, possibly committing suicide when the nobles under Michael Palaiologos took power. References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Angelos, John 1258 deaths 13th-century Byzantine people People from the Empire of Nicaea Protostratores Year of birth unknown Medieval suicides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Angelos Of Syrmia
John Angelos or Angelus ( gr, Ἰωάννης Ἄγγελος, hu, Angelos János; c. 1193 – 1253), also known as Good John ( gr, Καλοϊωάννης / ''Kaloiōannēs'', hu, Kaloján), was a Byzantine prince who migrated to Hungary, and served as governor of various southern regions, including Syrmia, from 1227 until 1253, during the reign of Hungarian kings Andrew II and Béla IV, who were his maternal relatives. Life John Angelos was the son of Isaac II Angelos, the Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and again from 1203 to 1204; and Margaret of Hungary, the daughter of King Béla III (r. 1172–1196) and sister of King Emeric (r. 1196–1204). John had three older half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Anna-Euphrosyne, Irene Angelina and Alexios IV Angelos, while he had a younger full brother, Manuel Angelos (b. after 1195 – d. 1212). The family found refuge in the Hungarian court in 1222. King Andrew II of Hungary (r. 1205–1235), his uncle, gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John I Angelos
John I Doukas ( gr, Ἰωάννης Δούκας, Iōánnēs Doúkas), Latinized as Ducas, was an illegitimate son of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus in –1268. After his father's death, he became ruler of Thessaly from to his own death in 1289. From his father's family he is also inaccurately known as John Angelos. Married to a Thessalian Vlach woman, John first appears leading Vlach troops alongside his father in the lead-up to the Battle of Pelagonia in 1259. His defection to the camp of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos was crucial in the battle, which ended with the crushing defeat of the Epirotes' Latin allies and opened the way for the recovery of Constantinople and the re-establishment of the Byzantine Empire under Palaiologos in 1261. John quickly returned to the side of his father and brother, Nikephoros, and assisted them in recovering Epirus and Thessaly. After Michael II died, John Doukas became ruler of Thessaly with his seat at Neopatras, whence Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Angelos (sebastokrator)
John Angelos ( el, ; ) was a Byzantine aristocrat, general, and governor. He first distinguished himself in the suppression of a revolt in Epirus in 1339–1340, where he was subsequently appointed as governor. A relative of the statesman and emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, he took the latter's side in the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 and in late 1342 received the governorship of Thessaly (and possibly Epirus), which he held until his death in 1348. Biography John Angelos was a relative – he is variously qualified as a nephew or cousin, with the latter being more likely – of John Kantakouzenos,. the closest friend and associate of Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328–1341) and later emperor as John VI (r. 1341–1354). The names and identities of John's parents are unknown. The only precise information available is that he was the son-in-law of the '' protovestiarios'' Andronikos Palaiologos.. In his memoirs, John Kantakouzenos states that he himself raised John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John P
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
