John Doukas Komnenos (1128 – September 1176) was a son of Andronikos Komnenos. Through his father, he was a grandson of

Byzantine Emperor This is a list of the Byzantine emperors from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD, which marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, to its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as l ...

John II Komnenos John II Komnenos or Comnenus ( gr, Ἱωάννης ὁ Κομνηνός, Iōannēs ho Komnēnos; 13 September 1087 – 8 April 1143) was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good" (), he ...

. He was '' doux'' (military governor) of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...

from 1155 until his death as well as being appointed a '' protovestiarios'' in 1148.

Life

In 1156, Cyprus was attacked by

Raynald of Châtillon Raynald of Châtillon (french: Renaud; 11254 July 1187), also known as Reynald or Reginald, was a Crusader knight of French origin but also Prince of Antioch from 1153 to 1160 or 1161, and Lord of Oultrejordain from 1175 until his death. He ...

and Thoros II, Prince of Armenia; Thoros and Raynald both conducted widespread plundering of the island: the Franks and Armenians marched up and down the island robbing and pillaging every building that they saw, churches and

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s as well as shops and private houses. The crops were burnt; the herds were rounded up, together with all the population, and driven down to the coast. John opposed the attack but was captured by Raynald and Thoros and was taken prisoner to

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ� ...

. The nightmare lasted about three weeks; then, on the rumour of an imperial fleet in the offing, Raynald gave the order for re-embarkation. The ships were loaded up with booty; and every Cypriot was forced to ransom himself. John was presumably released from captivity in

, as he took part in the

Battle of Myriokephalon The Battle of Myriokephalon (also known as the Battle of Myriocephalum, gr, Μάχη του Μυριοκέφαλου, tr, Miryokefalon Savaşı or ''Düzbel Muharebesi'') was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phry ...

under

Manuel I Komnenos Manuel I Komnenos ( el, Μανουήλ Κομνηνός, translit=Manouíl Komnenos, translit-std=ISO; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Latinized Comnenus, also called Porphyrogennetos (; " born in the purple"), was a Byzantine empero ...

. The Byzantines were defeated and John Doukas died during the battle, shortly after 17 September 1176.

Marriage and children

John Doukas was married around 1146 to a woman later known as Maria, a Taronitissa, possibly daughter of John Taronites, '' pansebastos sebastos''. The couple had at least two children: # Maria (c. 1154 – 1208/1217), married firstly to

Amalric I of Jerusalem Amalric or Amaury I ( la, Amalricus; french: Amaury; 113611 July 1174) was King of Jerusalem from 1163, and Count of Jaffa and Ascalon before his accession. He was the second son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem, and succeeded his older br ...

; from this marriage she had a daughter, the future

Isabella I of Jerusalem Isabella I (1172 – 5 April 1205) was reigning Queen of Jerusalem from 1190 to her death. She was the daughter of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his second wife Maria Comnena, a Byzantine princess. Her half-brother, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, engag ...

and then married secondly to

Balian of Ibelin Balian or Balyan may refer to: People *Balian of Ibelin (disambiguation) Balian of Ibelin is a name shared by several members of a noble family from the crusader kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus. The most famous was the second lord of Ibelin by tha ...

, amongst the children produced from this marriage was John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut. #Alexios Komnenos, led a rebellion against

Andronikos I Komnenos Andronikos I Komnenos ( gr, Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός; – 12 September 1185), Latinized as Andronicus I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185. He was the son of Isaac Komnenos and the grandson of the emperor Ale ...

, but was captured, blinded and imprisoned,Niketas Choniates, Imperiii Andronici Comneni, Liber 1, 8, p. 384. died unmarried in 1187. # (probably) Theodora (fl. 1140) wife of Bohemond III, prince of Antioch.

References

1128 births 1176 deaths 12th-century Byzantine people John Byzantine governors of Cyprus Byzantines killed in battle Protovestiarioi {{Byzantine-bio-stub