Constantine Angelos Doukas
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| Constantine Angelos Doukas | |
|---|---|
| Usurper of the Byzantine Empire | |
| Reign | 1193 |
| Predecessor | Isaac II Angelos |
| Successor | Isaac II Angelos |
| Born | c.1173 |
| Died | Unknown |
| Dynasty | Angelid dynasty |
Constantine Angelos Doukas, Latinized as Constantine Angelus Ducas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Άγγελος Δούκας, Kōnstantinos Angelos Doukas), was a usurper who attempted to overthrow Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos in 1193.
Career
Constantine Angelos Doukas was a son of Isaacos Angel Doukas, uncle of the emperor Isaac II Angelos (reigned 1185–1195 and 1203–1204).[1] As a cousin of the emperor Isaac II he was entrusted by the emperor with war against the Vlach–Bulgarian rebellion– (1185–1197) during its later stages. Although he was still a young man and quite impetuous, he quickly turned around a situation that had been growing steadily worse for the empire. Training his troops to obey him without question, his native aggression saw the Vlach insurgents fear his approaches.[2] His exuberance was at first kept in check by his military advisors,[1] but a string of battlefield successes over Peter IV of Bulgaria went to his head and he declared himself emperor over their objections.[1] He marched towards Adrianople but was imprisoned by his former comrades-in-arms who handed Constantine over to Isaac, perhaps after being bribed by the emperor.[2] Isaac II blinded him.
His attempted coup added more strains to the already declining imperial authority of Isaac.
References
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- Niketas Choniatēs, Harry J. Magoulias, O city of Byzantium: annals of Niketas Choniatēs, 1984
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