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1778: 148:, who opposed the emperor on a number of issues. These were the projected marriage of his illegitimate daughter Eirene to Alexios, the illegitimate son of Manuel I, although they were close relatives, as well as the expulsion of the Empress-Dowager 302: 1813: 40: 163:(r. 1180–1183). After Andronikos was overthrown and executed in September 1185 however, Basil failed to ingratiate himself with the new emperor 159:
Basil immediately complied with Andronikos' wishes, clearing the path for the marriage and even absolving the murderers of the young emperor
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family, which provided a number of leading officials in the 12th century. He initially served under
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for his approval of Eirene's and Alexios' marriage. Nothing further is known of him after that.
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At the time, Andronikos was having trouble with Patriarch
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Index

Basil Doukas Kamateros
Basil II
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church of Constantinople
Theodosius I of Constantinople
Nicetas II of Constantinople
Greek
Patriarch of Constantinople
Kamateros
Manuel I Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos
Theodosios Boradiotes
Maria of Antioch
Great Palace
Alexios II Komnenos
Isaac II Angelos
synod


Kazhdan 1991
Kazhdan 1991
Kazhdan, Alexander
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
ISBN
0-19-504652-8
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Theodosius I Borradiotes
Patriarch of Constantinople
Nicetas II Mountanes
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