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689: 713: 195: 701: 206:. Despite her being only a child, Theodora was betrothed to Ivanko, who entered Imperial service, in order to consolidate his allegiance, although Choniates reports that Ivanko coveted Anna instead. Due to her young age, the marriage, if there ever was one, was never consummated; Theodora remained in 139:, the second daughter of Alexios Angelos. When Alexios overthrew his brother in 1195 and became emperor, Isaac, as his son-in-law, accompanied him during his coronation procession. It was probably at this point that he was promoted to the rank of 186:: Isaac reportedly promised Ivanko the hand of his daughter, Theodora, in exchange for the deed. However, Isaac died, still imprisoned, in spring 1196, before Asen's murder. 763: 662: 748: 162:. Isaac hastened to meet them, but did so impetuously, so that his men and horses were exhausted; Isaac himself was captured in an ambush by a 177:
According to one story relayed by Choniates, Isaac played a role in the subsequent assassination of Asen by the disaffected Bulgarian
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was in command of the rear guard. During their retreat through a narrow pass, the Bulgarians allowed the vanguard to pass, but then
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Isaac Komnenos Vatatzes was the youngest son of Alexios Vatatzes, a son of the general
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soldier, and his army was beaten and turned back to Serres. Isaac was brought before
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In the summer of 1195, the Bulgarian rebels attacked the region around
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aristocrat and military commander, who was the son-in-law of Emperor
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After Isaac's death, his wife remarried, in 1199/1200, to
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Seal of Isaac's daughter, Theodora, as Duchess of Austria
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In 1190, Isaac participated in a campaign against the
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From Anna Komnene Angelina, Isaac was the father of
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Oxford: Oxford University Press. 613:Preiser-Kapeller, Johannes (2011). 170:, and led to the Bulgarian capital 13: 119:) commanded the main body and the 14: 780: 135:Around the same time, he married 711: 699: 687: 106: 1185–1195, 1203–1204 227: 114: 103: 66: 1: 655:The Genealogy of the Komnenoi 647:Varzos, Konstantinos (1984). 235: 221:, the future founder of the 174:, where he was imprisoned. 130:fell on the rest of the army 7: 621:(in German). 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Index

Greek
Byzantine
Alexios III Angelos
sebastokrator
Theodore Vatatzes
purple-born
John II Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos
Vlach
Bulgarian
uprising of Asen and Peter
Balkan Mountains
Manuel Kamytzes
Isaac II Angelos
Alexios III Angelos
sebastokrator
John Doukas
fell on the rest of the army
Anna Komnene Angelina
Serres
Alexios Aspietes
Niketas Choniates
Strymon River
Cuman
Asen
Tarnovo
boyar
Ivanko

Theodora Angelina

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