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John Komnenos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνός, romanized: Iōannēs Komnēnos), later surnamed Tzelepes (Τζελέπης, Tzelepēs), was the son of the sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos and grandson of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
Mehmed himself claimed descent from the Komnenos family via John Tzelepes Komnenos. The Trapezutine branch of the Komnenos dynasty also held the name of Axouchos as descendants of John Axouch , a Byzantine nobleman and minister to the Byzantine Komnenian Dynasty.
20 de ene. de 2023 · John Tzelepes Komnenos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνὸς Τζελέπης, Iōannēs Komnēnos Tzelepēs) was the son of the sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos. 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.
Also known as " John the Beautiful " or " John the Good " ( Greek: Καλοϊωάννης, romanized : Kaloïōannēs ), he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and the second emperor to rule during the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire.
I've read that John Tzelepes Komnenos, grandson of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos defected to the Seljuks and became a Muslim because he was snubbed by that Emperor. How shocking would this act have been at the time? : r/AskHistorians.
26 de abr. de 2022 · John Tzelepes Komnenos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνὸς Τζελέπης) was the son of Isaac Komnenos. 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]
John Tzelepes Komnenos was the son of Isaac Komnenos. Starting about 1130 John and his father, who was a brother of Emperor John II Komnenos, plotted to overthrow his uncle the emperor. 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 ...
