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

Derived 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

The brilliant campaigns of Manuel Comnenus had been made at the head of a soldiery of whom two-thirds were not born-subjects of the empire.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

Isaac Comnenus and his friends took arms, and dispossessed the aged Michael of his throne with little difficulty.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

Alexius Comnenus found himself, in 1081, placed in a position almost as difficult and perilous as that which Leo the Isaurian faced in 716.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick