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Hace 6 días · At least a part of the fleet stopped at Cyprus, where Thierry of Flanders made a claim on the island in the name of his wife, the Damsel of Cyprus, daughter of Isaac Doukas Komnenos, former emperor of Cyprus.
26 de may. de 2024 · The island was a strategically important stepping stone for European armies en route to the Holy Land, and control over Cyprus was fiercely contested by various powers. In 1191, during the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart of England seized Cyprus from the Byzantine ruler Isaac Komnenos.
Hace 6 días · Isaac was unsuccessful, however, in recovering Cyprus from the rebel Isaac Comnenus, who set himself up as an independent ruler of that island in 1185. Isaac II failed to crush the revolt of the Bulgarians and Walachians that broke out toward the end of that year, even though he led expeditions against them in 1186-87.
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Hace 2 días · Thus a Byzantine fleet of 66 vessels sent by Isaac II to recapture Cyprus from Isaac Komnenos was destroyed by the pirate Margaritus of Brindisi, who was in the employ of the Normans of Sicily. The depredations of the pirates, especially the Genoese captain Kaphoures, described by Niketas Choniates and his brother, the Metropolitan of Athens Michael Choniates , finally forced the Angeloi to ...
Hace 3 días · From that point on it has remained as the capital of Cyprus. Nicosia was the seat of the Byzantine governor of Cyprus. The last such governor was Isaac Komnenos, who declared himself emperor on the island and ruled it from 1183 to 1191.
Hace 3 días · Byzantium and the Crusades. London, Hambledon and London Books, 2003, ISBN: 1852852984; 277pp.; Price: £19.95. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. On 13 April 1204 the western or Latin armies participating in the Fourth Crusade conquered Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium.
17 de may. de 2024 · In 1120, the church was restored by Isaac Komnenos, while in 1316-1321 Theodore Metochitis continued its maintenance and expansion. During the Palaiologan era, the decoration of the monastery was enriched with frescoes and mosaics of distinctive beauty. Why is it called “Chora” church?
