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 Constantin ...

. The female form is Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variants such as

Alessia Alessia is an Italian given name, the feminine form of the male given name Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Italian girls born in 2006. The name may mean ...

(the masculine form of which is Alessio) 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

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 Alexios II Komnenos ( gkm, Αλέξιος Β' Κομνηνός; 14 September 1169, p. 383September 1183), Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his sho ...

(1167–1183), Byzantine emperor * Alexios III, Byzantine emperor *

Alexios IV Alexios IV Angelos or Alexius IV Angelus ( el, Ἀλέξιος Ἄγγελος) (c. 1182 – February 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from August 1203 to January 1204. He was the son of Emperor Isaac II Angelos and his first wife, an unknown Palaio ...

, 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, Emperor of Trebizond * Alexios III of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond * Alexios IV of Trebizond, 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 Aleksey Mikhaylovich ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ; – ) was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. While finding success in foreign affairs, his reign saw several wars ...

(1629–1676), Tsar of Russia *

Alexius Petrovich Grand Duke Alexei Petrovich of Russia (28 February 1690 – 26 June 1718) was a Russian Tsarevich. He was born in Moscow, the son of Tsar Peter the Great, Peter I and his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina. Alexei despised his father and repeatedly t ...

(1690–1718), Russian tsarevich

Religious figures

* Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow (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) *

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 *

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. It is uncertain when he lived. The canon is in manuscript.Peter Lambeck Peter Lambeck (1628–1680) was a German histori ...

, 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 S ...

, 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, *Sis ...

Other

Alexios Apokaukos Alexios Apokaukos ( el, ; died 11 June 1345), also Latinized as Alexius Apocaucus, was a leading Byzantine statesman and high-ranking military officer ('' megas doux'') during the reigns of emperors Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328–1341) ...

, Byzantine statesman *

Alexios Aspietes Alexios Aspietes ( el, Ἀλέξιος Ἀσπιέτης, ) was a Byzantine governor and military leader who was captured by the Bulgarians, and led an anti-Bulgarian rebellion at Philippopolis in 1205, being acclaimed emperor by the citizens. ...

, Byzantine governor *

Alexios Branas Alexios (or Alexius) Branas or Vranas ( el, ) (died 1187) was a Byzantine nobleman, attempted usurper, and the last Byzantine military leader of the 12th century to gain a notable success against a foreign enemy. Background Alexios Branas was a ...

, Byzantine general * Alexios Halebian, American tennis player *

Alexius Meinong Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim (17 July 1853 – 27 November 1920) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology. He also made contributions to philosophy of mind and theory of value. Life Alexius Meinon ...

, Austrian philosopher * Alexios Mosele (Caesar), Byzantine heir-apparent * Alexios Palaiologos (despot), Byzantine heir-apparent * Alexios Philanthropenos, Byzantine general *

Alexios Raoul (protovestiarios) Alexios Raoul ( el, ; died c. 1258) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general of the Empire of Nicaea. He attained the rank of '' protovestiarios'' during the reign of Emperor John III Vatatzes (r. 1221–1254). Biography Alexios Raoul was the scion ...

, Byzantine general * Alexios Strategopoulos, Byzantine general * Alexios Xiphias, Byzantine Catepan of Italy *

Alexios (Assassin's Creed) Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος) and Kassandra ( el, Κασσάνδρα) are two interconnected fictional characters in Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise, first appearing as the player characters of the 2018 video game ''Assassin's ...

, a fictional character in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' {{given name Given names of Greek language origin Greek masculine given names Given names