John Tzelepes Komnenos
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John Tzelepes Komnenos was the son of Isaac Komnenus.
Starting about 1130 John and his father, who was a brother of Emperor John II Komnenos ("John the Beautiful"), plotted to overthrow his uncle the emperor.[1] They made various plans and alliances with the Danishmend leader and other Turks who held parts of Asia Minor. In 1138 John and his father had a reconciliation with the Emperor, and received a full pardon.[1]
In 1139 John accompanied the emperor on his campaign in Asia Minor. In 1140 at the siege of Neocaesarea he defected. As Norwich puts it, he did so by "embracing simultaneously the creed of Islam and the daughter of the Seljuk Sultan Mesud I."[1]
The Ottoman Sultans claimed to descend from John Komnenos.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Norwich, John Julius (1996). Byzantium: The Decline and Fall. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 81-82. ISBN 0 6794 1650 1.
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