Isaac I Komnenos (c. 1007 - 1 June 1060) was Byzantine Emperor from 1057 until 1059.
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Isaac I Komnenos |
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 Gold tetarteron of Isaac I Komnenos, showing the Emperor wielding a globus cruciger and holding a sheathed sword |
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Reign | 8 June 1057 – 22 November 1059 |
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Coronation | 1 September 1057 |
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Predecessor | Michael VI |
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Successor | Constantine X |
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Born | 1007 Byzantine Empire |
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Died | 1 June 1060 (aged 52/53) Monastery of Stoudios, Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
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Spouse | Catherine of Bulgaria |
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Issue | Manuel Komnenos Maria Komnene |
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Dynasty | Komnenian |
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Father | Manuel Erotikos Komnenos |
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After he abdicated due to ill health, he retired to a monastery, where he died in 1060.
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Isaac I Komnenos Komnenian dynasty Born: c. 1007 Died: 1060 |
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Preceded by Michael VI |
Byzantine emperor 1057–1059 |
Succeeded by Constantine X Doukas |
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