ALEXIUS II

(Alexius Comnenus), 1168–83, Byzantine emperor (1180–83), son and successor of Manuel I. His mother, Mary of Antioch, who was regent for him, alienated the population by favoring the Latin element in Constantinople. In 1182 Alexius' cousin Andronicus, after instigating a massacre of the Latins, stormed the city, had Alexius sign the death sentence of his mother, and, as Andronicus I, became coemperor. One month later he strangled Alexius and married his widow.

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books on: Alexius II  - 561 results

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Pope Urban II, the Collectio Britannica, and the Council of Melfi (1089)
Book by Robert Somerville, Stephan Kuttner; Clarendon Press, 1996
Subjects: Canon Law--Sources, Collectio Britannica, Urban--Ii--Pope--Ca. 1042-1099
Pope Urban II, The Collectio Britannica, and the Council of Melfi 1089 Pope Urban II, The Collectio Britannica, and the Council of Melfi...proof-reading, Greta Austin--all of whom gave Urban II more attention than one of his late-twentieth-century...
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The Letters of Gerbert, with His Papal Privileges as Sylvester II
Book by Harriet Pratt Lattin, Pope Sylvester II; Columbia University Press, 1961
Subjects: Catholic Church--France, France--Church History--987-1515
...legate, Abbot Leo of St. Boniface and St. Alexius on the Aventine in Rome, was journeying...and pope. The name he chose, Sylvester II after Sylvester I , was a declaration...the political side in this case Sylvester II and Otto III appeared to disagree. Otto...
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The Austrian Philosophy of Values
Book by Howard O. Eaton; University of Oklahoma Press, 1930
Subjects: Brentano, Franz Clemens--1838-1917, Ehrenfels, Christian--Freiherr Von--1859-1932, Meinong, A--(Alexius)--1853-1920, Values
...particularly interested. CHAPTER TWO Love and Hate II LOVE AND HATE PROFESSOR, TITCHENER...2 Brentano. Psychologie, II , pp. 84 f. the other intermediate mental...Brentano, Psychologie , Note by Kraus. II, 289. Brentanos implicit value theory...
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Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus
Book by John Kinnamos, Charles M. Brand; Columbia University Press, 1976
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--John Ii Comnenus, 1118-1143, Byzantine Empire--History--Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180, John--Ii Comnenus--Emperor Of The East--1088-1143, Manuel--I Comnenus--Emperor Of The East--Ca. 1120-1180
...refers to the birth of this heir, Alexius II, in elaborately complimentary terms...the protosebastos for the young Alexius II, as the time of composition of Kinnamos history. Alexius II is mentioned as if still alive, and...
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History of Friedrich the Second Called Frederick the Great - Vol. 2
Book by Thomas Carlyle; Harper & Brothers, 1866
Subjects: Frederick--Ii--King Of Prussia--1712-1786, Prussia (Germany)--History
...THOMAS CARLYLE. IN SIX VOLUMES. VOL. II. NEW YORK: HARPER BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1866. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. BOOK VI. DOUBLE...3 . II. DEATH OF GEORGE I 5...
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journal articles on: Alexius II  - 17 results

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Christians and the First Crusade: Douglas James Explain Why So Many in the Christian West Answered Urban II's Call to Arms Following the Council of Clermont in 1095
Journal article by Douglas James; History Review, 2005
Subjects: Fanaticism--Religious aspects, First Crusade, 1095-1099--Analysis, Urban II, Blessed, Pope
...Seljuk Turks sent by the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus perhaps encapsulates this spark...territories of Spain spearheaded by Paschal II. He transferred this ideology in the status...as the shorter term catalysing effect of Alexius letter of appeal. The Papacys dichotomy...
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Young Women in France and England, 1050-1300
Journal article by Fiona Harris Stoertz; Journal of Women's History, Vol. 12, 2001
Subjects: Women--History
...daughters early: Margaret married Henry, son of Henry II, when no more than age five; Agnes married twelve- year-old Alexius II, future emperor of Byzantium, at age eight ( Alexander Alex androvich Vasiliev , History of the Byzantine Empire...
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The Crusades: an Eastern Perspective, with Emphasis on Syriac Sources
Journal article by Matti Moosa; The Muslim World, Vol. 93, 2003
Subjects: Bar Hebraeus, Gregorius, Christianity, Clergy, Colonies & territories, Muslims, Pilgrims, Rabo, Michael, Religious history, Source studies, Syria
...policies of the Emperor Basil II and his successors. The Byzantines...avaricious. He praises Emperor Alexius Comnenus (1081-1118) as a mighty...the king of the Rum (Emperor Alexius). They then entered the province...Courtenay, first cousin of Baldwin II), Galeran of Le Puisset, Gondoffer...
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Semiotic Circles in Germany: from the Logic of Science to the Pragmatics of Institutions
Journal article by Roland Posner, Martin Krampen; The American Journal of Semiotics, Vol. 1, 1981
...analysis of "intentional objects" and Alexius Meinongs (1853-1921) characterization of...in the environment of the interpreter. II This short survey can only afford a most...that was hard to fill. After World War II, there were few people left who had the...
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Cannibalism, the First Crusade, and the Genesis of Medieval Romance
Journal article by Geraldine Heng; Differences, Vol. 10, 1998
Subjects: Feminism, Feminist Criticism, Women, Women--United States
...against the Emperor Alexius (Runciman II:48); and, according...assistance made by Alexius in the reconquest...a letter to Urban II signed by the leaders...106-09; Runciman II:48; Krey, Neglected...routinely disparages Alexius I, as does the otherwise...
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The Lost Crusade: In the 13th Century, Christian Crusaders Who Took Up the Cross to Liberate the Holy Land from Islam Were Misdirected into Serving Very Different Ends
Magazine article by Charles Scaliger; The New American, Vol. 23, March 19, 2007
Subjects: Dandolo, Enrico--Military policy, European history--Analysis, Fourth Crusade, 1202-1204--History, Venice, Italy--History
...with the overthrow and murder of young Alexius by an aristocrat named Murtzuphlus, who...capture of Constantinople itself by Mehmet II, the victory of the Ottomans over the...endlessly being repeated by the Dandolos and Alexiuses of a latter age. Charles Scaliger is a...
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The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople: Jonathan Phillips Sees One of the Most Notorious Events in European History as a Typical 'Clash of Cultures'
Magazine article by Jonathan Phillips; History Today, Vol. 54, May 2004
Subjects: Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--Analysis, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--History
...preoccupied fighting Philip II Angustus of France, and the...the mix. Envoys from Prince Alexius Angelos, a claimant to the Byzantine...means to their goal. Prince Alexius had assured the westerners that...place across the empire. Prince Alexiuss father, Isaac Angelos (1185...
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St Mark's Square: An Imperial Hippodrome? Charles Freeman Offers a New Theory to Explain the Positioning in Venice of the Famous Horses Looted from Constantinople Eight Hundred Years Ago This Month
Magazine article by Charles Freeman; History Today, Vol. 54, April 2004
Subjects: Art--13th century AD, Art--History, Dandolo, Enrico, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--13th century AD, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--History, Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy--History, Venice, Italy--History
...idea of the Piazza as a ceremonial hippodrome. There is a Byzantine precedent. In the early fifth century the emperor Theodosius II is known to have brought a quadriga from the island of Chios and installed it on the starting gates of the hippodrome. There is...
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The Capture of Jerusalem
Magazine article by John France; History Today, Vol. 47, April 1997
Subjects: Crusades--First, 1096-1099, Jerusalem, Israel--History, Jerusalem, Israel--Military aspects
...was a cause of strife. Urban II had wanted his great expedition to aid the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus in his struggle with...the crusaders came to regard Alexius as little more than a traitor...ignorant of Islam. The Emperor Alexius had advised them to ally with...
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The Persistence of Byzantium
Magazine article by Warren Treadgold; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 22, Autumn 1998
Subjects: Byzantium (Ancient city)--Analysis, Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc.--Analysis
...overrun Byzantine Anatolia. The Byzantines appealed to Pope Urban II, and received the unexpected response of the First Crusade...to backing the claim to the Byzantine throne of the pretender Alexius IV. The Crusaders captured Constantinople for Alexius, but when...
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newspaper articles on: Alexius II  - 52 results

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Benedict Seen as Isolated at Vatican; an Appointment Gone Awry Has Exposed Divisions in the Holy See, Insiders Say
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 21, 2007
...arranging a historic meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexius II, Vatican sources say. In recent months, the German pontiff...the reputed ghostwriter of the last books by John Paul II. Bishop Wielgus at first denied cooperating with Polands...
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Fundraisers Send Items to Nbrcalendar@dailyherald.Com
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 26, 2009
Subjects: Fund raising events
...flights for World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. $15. For advance tickets call Steve...Oktoberfest: 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, St. Alexius Medical Center, future site of the Alexian Brothers ChildrenAEs...
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Lawrence A. Steffen of Hoffman Estates
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 2, 2006
...and a native of Wisconsin, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at St. Alexius Hospital, Hoffman Estates. Larry was born Jan. 28, 1939, in...Festival Chorus in 1986 at St. Peters Basilica for Pope John Paul II under the direction of Anthony Mastando. He was a member of...
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Obituaries
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 7, 2000
...Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at St. Alexius Medical Center. Burial will...Dick Company and a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include...Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates...Charles. During World War II he was in combat with the 3rd...
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Obituaries
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 16, 2000
...womens magazines during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Angela worked in a ship building plant in California during World War II while her husband, Carl served with the Pacific fleet on a troop transport ship. The Willuweits moved to Lombard in 1953, being...
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encyclopedia articles on: Alexius II  - 21 results

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Alexius II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALEXIUS II (Alexius Comnenus), 1168 83, Byzantine emperor (1180 83), son and successor of...the population by favoring the Latin element in Constantinople. In 1182 Alexius cousin Andronicus, after instigating a massacre of the Latins, stormed...
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Alexius III
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALEXIUS III (Alexius Angelus) lek se s, an j l s, d. after...deposing and blinding his brother Isaac II. This act served as pretext for the...Constantinople (1203). The Crusaders made Isaac II and his son Alexius IV coemperors, Alexius III having fled...
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Alexius IV
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Byzantine emperor (1203 4), son of Isaac II . When his father was deposed, Alexius fled to Italy and then went to Germany...promise of help in deposing his uncle, Alexius III. Made joint emperor with Isaac II after the Crusaders entered Constantinople...
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Alexius V
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Byzantine emperor (1204), son-in-law of Alexius III. The head of the Byzantine national party, he overthrew emperors Isaac II and Alexius IV (who had been installed by the Crusaders), thus precipitating the conquest and sack of Constantinople (1204) by...
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Alexius I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...by fresh struggles with the Turks and by the intrigues of his daughter Anna Comnena against his son and heir, John II. Alexius reign restored Byzantine military and naval power and political prestige, but brought onerous taxation, the depreciation...
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