Isaac
(Isaac II)
"Emperor of Byzantium"
Angelos
Born in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey
Ancestors 
Brother of
Alexios Komnenos Angelos
Husband of
Herina (Unknown) Angelos
— married
1181 [location unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Arpadhazi) of Byzantium
— married
1185 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 47
in Constantinople, Turkey
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Issakios Angelos (1155 - 28 Jan/12 Apr 1204 Constantinople).[1]
Contents |
Biography
Titles
- 1185: Emperor Issakios II
Marriage
The identity of Isaac's first wife is unknown, but her name, Eirene (Herina), is found on the necrology of Speyer Cathedral, where their daughter Irene is interred.
Heistand (1999), entertained the idea that Herina may have been a member of the Palaeologus family.[2] Cawley (2006), however, asserts that she was Eirene Tornikaina (d. 18 Nov 1183/5), daughter of Demetrios Tornikes.
To strengthen his position as emperor, Isaac took Margaret of Hungary, daughter of Bela III, as his second wife in 1185. She was related to the royal families of Kiev, the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Provence, and previous Byzantine emperors (unlike Isaac, who descended from the Comneni of lower nobility).
Reign
In 1185, a lieutenant of Emperor Andronicus I ordered the arrest and execution of Isaac, but Isaac escaped and ignited a city-wide rebellion. Andronicus was overthrown and murdered 12 September 1186. Isaac was installed on the throne.
"In 1195, Alexius Angelos, the emperor's elder brother ... proclaimed himself emperor. Isaac was blinded and imprisoned in Constantinople. After eight years, he was raised from his dungeon to his throne once more after the arrival of the Fourth Crusade. But his son Alexius IV was the actual monarch. Isaac died in 1204, shortly after the usurpation of his general, Mourzouphles," (Chisholm, 1911).
Sources
- Cawley, C. (2006). Medieval Lands v.4. Fmg.ac. Web.[3]
- Chisholm, H. (1911). "Isaac II of Antioch." Encyclopedia Britannica, pp. 858. Google Books.[4]
- Wikipedia: Isaac II Angelos
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D. Robert (Smith) Smith aka Acker
Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
D. Robert (Smith) Smith aka Acker
The place name for brth place or death place, would not be "Turkey", but the Byzantine Empire. (Byzantium)
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Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Angelo-8 and Angelos-6 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person based on following the line up of duplicates that have been merged. This is the final match to be merged. Thanks!
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[Living Sälgö]
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- Wikidata: Item Q37135, en:Wikipedia
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