Alexios Komnenos
1106 – 1142 · Generation XXX · Co-emperor (r. 1122–1142) · Komnenos
Alexios (AD 1106 – 1142). Co-emperor (r. 1122–1142). Eldest son of John II; predeceased his father. Called Alexios the Younger, he was crowned co-emperor at thirteen, marked out from boyhood as heir of the Komnenian line. He was born a twin — his sister Maria shared his birth — and was elder brother to the future emperor Manuel I. The crown he wore beside his father was never exchanged for one of his own.
Place in the family
- Alexios Komnenos was a grandson of Alexios I Komnenos.
- Alexios Komnenos was the elder of 2 children of John II Komnenos and Irene recorded in this archive.
One of 14 people of Komnenos (1081–1185) in this archive. The house of the Komnenian restoration, ruling through a web of marriages to its own kin.
Line of descent: Manuel Komnenos → John Komnenos → Alexios I Komnenos → John II Komnenos → Alexios Komnenos.
Parents
- John II Komnenos (1087 – 1143)
- Irene (1088 – 1134)
Siblings
- Manuel I Komnenos (1118 – 1180)