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| Name |
Nikephoros Komnenos |
| Birth |
Abt 1047 |
Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
PROVO |
| FamilySearch ID |
LB35-X2S |
| Death |
15 Aug 1118 |
Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum |
| Person ID |
I8023 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Ioannes Komnenos, b. Abt 1015, Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum d. 12 Jul 1067, Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Dalassenta, b. Abt 1025, Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum d. Abt 1102, Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
1042 |
Constantinopolis, Imperium Romanum |
| Family ID |
F4936 |
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| Notes |
- Nikephoros Komnenos was a Byzantine military leader under the emperors B a sil II (r. 976–1025) and Constantine VIII (r. 1025–1028). He served a s go vernor of the Armenian region of Vaspurakan, and is one of the firs t know n members of the Komnenos family, which came to rule the Byzantin e Empir e in 1081–1185.
Biography
Nikephoros Komnenos is one of the first documented members of the Komnen o s family, but nothing is known of his early life or his connection to t h e main branch of the family, which eventually gave rise to the imperia l d ynasty. The Greek scholar Konstantinos Varzos suggested that he was t he y ounger brother of the Komnenian dynasty's patriarch, Manuel Erotiko s Komn enos, but neither assumption can be verified.
Nikephoros is first mentioned in the historical record in c.?1022, short l y after the King of Vaspurakan, Senekerim-Hovhannes (r. 1003–1021), una bl e to resist the pressure of his Muslim neighbours, surrendered his kin gdo m to the Byzantine emperor Basil II in exchange for large estates an d th e governorship of the theme of Sebasteia. Basil II initially gave th e ne w province Asprakania to Basil Argyros, but was forced to replace hi m soo n after due to his ineptitude. The protospatharios Nikephoros Komne nos wa s chosen to succeed Basil Argyros as governor (strategos or katepa no), an d swiftly managed to enforce Byzantine rule over the country. Th e contemp orary Armenian historian Aristakes Lastivertsi records that Nik ephoros ca ptured the principality of Arzes on the northern shore of Lak e Van, and i ncorporated it into his province, although according to th e narrative o f the likewise contemporary Arab Christian historian Yahy a of Antioch, th e feat was carried out by Emperor Basil himself.
Nikephoros Komnenos continued to serve as strategos of Vaspurakan unde r B asil II's brother and successor, Constantine VIII, but in 1026 he wa s dis missed on suspicion of disloyalty and recalled to Constantinople, w here h e was blinded. Two different versions are provided by the historic al reco rd on the background to his recall: the Byzantine chronicler Joh n Skylitz es reports that he insisted on a written pledge of support fro m his troop s, intended to be used against the neighbouring Turkish ruler s, but whic h was interpreted by Constantine as an attempt to create a fo rce personal ly loyal to him. While Skylitzes declares the accusation bas eless and put s the blame on the over-suspicious Constantine, Aristakes c laims that Nik ephoros was indeed engaged in treasonous talks with King G eorge I of Geor gia (r. 1014–1027), aiming to either declare himself empe ror, or make Vas purakan an independent kingdom. When the troops of Cappa docia found out a bout it, however, they captured Nikephoros and sent hi m as a prisoner t o Constantinople, where Constantine VIII, after careful ly examining the a ffair and convincing himself of Nikephoros' guilt, ha d him and eight of h is companions blinded in the next year.
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