alexios I komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos was the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire during the First Crusade, which occurred largely as a result of his appeals to Western Christendom for help against the tide of Islam.
Because the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and his Kingdom were being attacked by Muslim Turks who had taken large swaths of Byzantine land. Emperor Alexios was hoping western knights could help him retake his lands, which could only happen by command of Pope Urban II, therefore he needed to ask the Pope for assistance.
Alexios I Komnenos (Latinized as Alexius Comnenus) was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1080-1118 CE. He came to power during a period of crisis for the Empire and managed to restore part of the power and prestige that had been lost over the last half century. He reconquered large swathes of land in Asia Minor and also helped instigate the First Crusade.
Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos was born in 1056.
Alexios II Komnenos was born on September 14, 1169.
Alexios II Komnenos was born on September 14, 1169.
Alexios Komnenos - co-emperor - died in 1142.
Alexios II Komnenos died on 1183-09-24.
Alexios Komnenos - son of Andronikos I - died in 1199.
Alexios Komnenos - co-emperor - was born in 1106-02.
Alexios III died on March 20, 1390 at the age of 51.
Alexios I Komnenos
alexios I komnenos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) asked him for help against Muslim Turks.
Alexios I Komnenos was the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire during the First Crusade, which occurred largely as a result of his appeals to Western Christendom for help against the tide of Islam.