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

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Example Sentences

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Comnenus

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

Isaac Comnenus might, however, have founded a dynasty in Cyprus, if he had not quarrelled with Richard Coeur-de-Lion, the crusading King of England.

From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman

The names of some of the great noble houses are found for generation after generation in the imperial muster rolls, such as those of Ducas, Phocas, Comnenus, Bryennius, Kerkuas, Diogenes, and many more.

From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman

In fifteen books, it narrates the history of Alexius Comnenus; and is a completion and continuation of a work in four books, left by her husband, Nicephorus Bryennius.

From Women of Early Christianity by Alfred Brittain

John Comnenus died soon after Constantine Ducas, leaving to the widowed Anna the task of bringing up a large family of eight children,--Manuel, Isaac, Alexius, Adrian, Nicephorus, Maria, Eudocia, and Theodora.

From Women of Early Christianity by Alfred Brittain

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