Comnenus

American  

[kom-nee-nuhs] / kɒmˈni nəs /

noun

1. a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.

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Comnenus British  

/ kɒmˈniːnəs /

noun

1. an important Byzantine family from which the imperial dynasties of Constantinople (1057–59; 1081–1185) and Trebizond (1204–1461) derived

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Other Word Forms

• Comnenian
  adjective

Example Sentences

In 1093, the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus sent an appeal to Robert, Count of Flanders.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Those with a more curious eye for the romantic characters of history recalled Alexius Comnenus, fugitive of the fourth crusade, imaginative, able 22-year-old knight-errant who crowned himself king of the land.

From Time Magazine Archive

Comnenus probably brought over, and left to his descendants, the inheritance of this craft.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

After two troubled years Andronicus Comnenus, a first cousin of the Emperor Manuel, was proclaimed Caesar, and took over the guardianship of the young Alexius.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

However, the idea of the pirates gave me a horrid qualm; and I thought how dreadful it would be if they threw my Alexius Comnenus into the sea; it made me feel quite uncomfortable.

From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Curzon, Robert