Alexius is the
Latinized form of the given name Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος, polytonic , "defender", cf.
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
), especially common in the later
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
. The female form is
Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variants such as
Alessia (the masculine form of which is
Alessio
Alessio is a mostly Italian male name, Italian form of Alexius.
Individuals with the given name Alessio
* Alessio Ascalesi (1872–1952), Italian cardinal
*Alessio Boni (born 1966), Italian actor
* Alessio Cerci (born 1987), Italian footballer ...
) in Italian.
The name belongs to the most ancient attested Greek names (a-re-ke-se-u in the
Linear B tablets KN Df 1229 and MY Fu 718).
Rulers
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Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός, 1057 – 15 August 1118; Latinized Alexius I Comnenus) was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. Although he was not the first emperor of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during ...
(1048–1118), Byzantine emperor
*
Alexios II Komnenos (1167–1183), Byzantine emperor
*
Alexios III, Byzantine emperor
*
Alexios IV, Byzantine emperor
*
Alexios V Doukas
Alexios V Doukas ( gr, Ἀλέξιος Δούκας; – December 1204), in Latinised spelling Alexius V Ducas, was Byzantine emperor from February to April 1204, just prior to the sack of Constantinople by the participants of the Fourth ...
, Byzantine emperor
*
Alexios I of Trebizond
Alexios I Megas Komnenos ( el, Αλέξιος Κομνηνός; c. 1182 – 1 February 1222) or Alexius I Megas Comnenus was, with his brother David, the founder of the Empire of Trebizond and its ruler from 1204 until his death in 1222. The two ...
, Emperor of Trebizond
*
Alexios II of Trebizond
Alexios II Megas Komnenos ( el, Αλέξιος Μέγας Κομνηνός , translit=Alexios Megas Komnēnos; Sept./Dec. 1282 – 3 May 1330), was Emperor of Trebizond from 1297 to 1330. He was the elder son of John II and Eudokia Palaiologina.
...
, Emperor of Trebizond
*
Alexios III of Trebizond
Alexios III Megas Komnenos ( el, Αλέξιος Μέγας Κομνηνός, 5 October 1338 – 20 March 1390), or Alexius III, was Emperor of Trebizond from December 1349 until his death. He is perhaps the best-documented ruler of that country, ...
, Emperor of Trebizond
*
Alexios IV of Trebizond
Alexios IV Megas Komnenos or Alexius IV ( el, Αλέξιος Μέγας Κομνηνός , translit=Alexios Megas Komnēnos, 1379 – 1429), Emperor of Trebizond from 5 March 1417 to 26 April 1429. He was the son of Emperor Manuel III and Gulkh ...
, Emperor of Trebizond
*
Alexios V of Trebizond
Alexios V Megas Komnenos ( el, Ἀλέξιος Σκαντάριος Μέγας Κομνηνός, translit=Alexios Skantarios Megas Komnēnos; 1454 – 1 November 1463) was very briefly Trapezuntine emperor in April 1460, succeeding his uncle Joh ...
, Emperor of Trebizond
*
Alexius Mikhailovich (1629–1676), Tsar of Russia
*
Alexius Petrovich (1690–1718), Russian tsarevich
Religious figures
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Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow
Saint Alexius (''Алекси́й'' or ''Aleksij'' in Russian) (before 1296–1378) was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia (from 1354), and presided over the Moscow government during Dmitrii Donskoi's minority.
Biography
Alexius, whose na ...
(1354–1378)
*
Patriarch Alexius I of Constantinople
Alexios Stoudites or Alexius Studites ( el, Ἀλέξιος ὁ Στουδίτης) (? – 20 February 1043), an ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, was a member of the Monastery of Stoudios (founded 462), succeeded Eusthathius as patriarch ...
(1025–1043)
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Alexius
Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variants such as Alessia ...
(c. 1425–1488), Russian archpriest who converted to Judaism
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Patriarch Alexius I of Moscow
Patriarch Alexy I (Alexius I, russian: Патриарх Алексий I, secular name Sergey Vladimirovich Simansky, russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Сима́нский; – 17 April 1970) was the 13th Patriarch of Moscow ...
and All Russia (r. 1945–1970)
*
Patriarch Alexius II of Moscow
Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, russian: link=no, Патриарх Алексий II; secular name Aleksei Mikhailovich Ridiger russian: link=no, Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ри́дигер; 23 February 1929 – 5 December ...
and All Russia (r. 1990–2008)
*
Alexius of Nicaea
Alexius ( el, ) was a metropolitan bishop of Nicaea who composed a Canon or Hymn about Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica ( el, Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, (); b ...
, metropolitan bishop
* Saint
Alexius of Rome
Saint Alexius of Rome or Alexius of Edessa ( el, Ἀλέξιος, ''Alexios''), also Alexis, was a fourth-century Greek monk who lived in anonymity and is known for his dedication to Christ. There are two versions of his life that are known, a Sy ...
, fifth-century eastern saint
* Alexius, a monk and saint of Kiev - see
Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev
Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev were monks of the Kiev caves and lived in 12-13 c.
They, with several others, are commemorated on Saturday after September 28.
The others commemorated on that day include:
*Alexius of Kiev,
*Helladius of Kiev,
*Siso ...
Other
* Alexios Apokaukos, Byzantine statesman
* Alexios Aspietes, Byzantine governor
* Alexios Branas, Byzantine general
* Alexios Halebian, American tennis player
* Alexius Meinong, Austrian philosopher
* Alexios Mosele (Caesar), Byzantine heir-apparent
* Alexios Palaiologos (despot), Byzantine heir-apparent
* Alexios Philanthropenos, Byzantine general
* Alexios Raoul (protovestiarios), Byzantine general
* Alexios Strategopoulos, Byzantine general
* Alexios Xiphias, Byzantine Catepan of Italy
* Alexios (Assassin's Creed), a fictional character in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''
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