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Byzantine aristocratic family
Theophylact Botaneiates, is mentioned holding the title of doux in Thessalonica. The family reached their heyday under Nikephoros III Botaneiates who held
Botaneiates
Theophylact Botaneiates (Greek: Θεοφύλακτος Βοτανειάτης, Theophylaktos Botaneiates) was an 11th-century Byzantine general and governor of Thessalonica
Theophylact_Botaneiates
Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118
emperors. In 1081, he led a rebellion against Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates and took the throne for himself. He immediately faced an invasion of
Alexios_I_Komnenos
Byzantine Emperor from 1078 to 1081
Nikephoros III Botaneiates (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βοτανειάτης, romanized: Nikēphóros Botaneiatēs; 1002–1081), Latinized as Nicephorus III Botaniates, was Byzantine
Nikephoros_III_Botaneiates
Byzantine emperor from 1071 to 1078
Nikephoros Bryennios and Nikephoros Botaneiates, simultaneously revolted in the Balkans and Anatolia, respectively. Botaneiates gained the support of the Seljuk
Michael_VII_Doukas
1014 battle of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
the ensuing battle Botaneiates was completely defeated and the Bulgarian commander Gabriel Radomir personally stabbed Botaneiates with his spear. As a
Battle_of_Kleidion
Byzantine emperor (1074–1078, 1081–1087)
emperor until 1078, when Michael VII was replaced by Nikephoros III Botaneiates. Because Constantine was not made junior emperor under Nikephoros III
Constantine Doukas (co-emperor)
Constantine_Doukas_(co-emperor)
1078 battle in present-day Turkey
Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081), Bryennios continued his revolt, and threatened Constantinople. After failed negotiations, Botaneiates sent the young
Battle_of_Kalavrye
Byzantine general
of Nikephoros Botaneiates, who became emperor as Nikephoros III (r. 1078–1081). In 1081, Nikephoros again remained loyal to Botaneiates when the Komnenoi
Nikephoros_Palaiologos
Period of Byzantine history from 1059 to 1081
Nikephoros Bryennios and Nikephoros Botaneiates, simultaneously revolted in the Balkans and Anatolia, respectively. Botaneiates gained the support of the Seljuk
Byzantine Empire under the Doukas dynasty
Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Doukas_dynasty
Usurper of the Byzantine Empire
Botaneiates (Nikephoros III), which began in October 1077. Michael VII rewarded him by appointing him to Botaneiates's post, but after Botaneiates's victory
Nikephoros_Melissenos
Byzantine noblewoman
First married to Michael VII Doukas and secondly to Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081), Maria was preoccupied with the future of her son by Michael
Anna_Dalassene
Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder, Borilos "[Botaneiates'] most loyal and close man", was sent to bring him to Botaneiates. Borilos and Germanos were adversaries
Borilos_and_Germanos
probably remained in the same post until ca. 1014, when Theophylact Botaneiates is attested as holding it. In 1016, Arianites was tasked with capturing
David_Arianites
Ambush by the Pechenegs against the Byzantine Empire
imperial cavalry managed to escape due to the actions of Nikephoros Botaneiates. By 1053 the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX had secured the lands south
Battle_of_Zygos_Pass
Sebastokrator
Botaneiates, Isaac and Alexios plotted to advance the position of the Komnenos clan by deposing the emperor and seizing the throne. When Botaneiates'
Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I)
Isaac_Komnenos_(brother_of_Alexios_I)
Byzantine noble family
the purpose of glorifying the recently crowned Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, who claimed descent from the Phokades. The Arab historian Ibn al-Athir
Phokas_(Byzantine_family)
Byzantine empress from 1071 to 1081
empress by marriages to emperors Michael VII Doukas and Nikephoros III Botaneiates. Her status as empress was considered a significant success for a newly
Maria_of_Alania
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
in the historical sources is in 1077, when its stratēgos, Nikephoros Botaneiates, proclaimed himself emperor (Nikephoros III, r. 1078–1081). The Byzantines
Anatolic_Theme
March on Constantinople Botaneiates' seizure of power Opposition to the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates Botaneiates' loyalists Theodore Gabras
List of wars involving the Seljuk States
List_of_wars_involving_the_Seljuk_States
9th Century uprising against the Byzantine Empire
saved due to the actions of one of the Byzantine commanders, Nikephoros Botaneiates. He rallied these horsemen and fought his way out of the trap with them
Pecheneg_revolt
Late 11th/early 12th century Byzantine general
time; the two supported the rise to the throne of Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081) against Michael VII Doukas (r. 1071–1078), although the
George_Palaiologos
Founder of the Sultanate of Rum
Nicephorus Botaneiates, the commander of the Anatolic Theme, who had challenged the emperor for the throne. Suleiman intercepted Botaneiates' small force
Suleiman_ibn_Qutalmish
Byzantine general and usurper
beginning of the rule of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, he agreed to abandon his imperial claims on condition that Botaneiates appoint him as the duke of Antioch
Philaretos_Brachamios
1073 battle of the Byzantine-Norman Wars
reign when Nikephoros III Botaneiates, governor of the Anatolic theme, allied with the Seljuks against Michael. Botaneiates conquered all of Western Anatolia
Battle_of_the_Zompos_Bridge
Title and icon of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine art
Later the type appears on coins of Michael VII Doukas and Nikephoros Botaneiates and later still in frescoes in Cappadocia, Tutenisa, Serbia and Russia
Nicopeia
Byzantine historian (1083–1153)
emperor in 1081, after usurping the previous Byzantine Emperor, Nikephoros Botaneiates. Her mother, Irene Doukaina, was part of the imperial Doukas family.
Anna_Komnene
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Asiatic reserves under the command of the future Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, John was defeated and captured together with his son Andronikos. The
John_Doukas_(Caesar)
Part of the First Norman invasion of the Balkans
Constantinople. However, in 1078, Michael was overthrown by Nicephorus Botaneiates, an event that destroyed any chances Helena had for the throne. This
Battle_of_Dyrrhachium_(1081)
Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Marcus_Aurelius
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Augustus
Late 11th-century Byzantine Empire usurper
Nikephoros III Botaneiates to become emperor, who offered Bryennios the title of Caesar if he would submit to him. Bryennios refused, and Botaneiates sent the
Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder
Nikephoros_Bryennios_the_Elder
Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Leo_I_(emperor)
Roman emperor in 276
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Florianus
11th-century Byzantine official
the summer of 1077, Nikephoros Bryennios in the Balkans and Nikephoros Botaneiates in Asia Minor rebelled against Michael VII. Bryennios marched against
Nikephoritzes
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Constantine_the_Great
King of Hungary from 1074 to 1077
(present-day Hronský Beňadik, Slovakia). Géza married a niece of Nikephoros Botaneiates, a close advisor of Emperor Michael VII. However, Solomon still controlled
Géza_I_of_Hungary
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Nero
Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Michael_III
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Ancient_Rome
Greek Byzantine general, served under various emperors
along the Danube). In 1064, together with the future emperor Nikephoros Botaneiates and his sons, he was defeated and captured by the Oghuz Turks who had
Basil_Apokapes
Western Roman emperor from 475 to 476
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Romulus_Augustulus
Western Roman emperor from 474 to 480
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Julius_Nepos
Roman emperor from 574 to 582
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Tiberius_II_Constantine
Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Vespasian
Byzantine emperor from 962 to 1028
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Constantine_VIII
Byzantine official general (died 1077)
Bailleul. However when the Byzantine rearguard under Nikephoros III Botaneiates abandoned them (ironic as Andronikos did the same thing at Manzikert)
Andronikos Doukas (cousin of Michael VII)
Andronikos_Doukas_(cousin_of_Michael_VII)
Aspietes, most active in the 12th c. Axouch, active in the 12th c. Botaneiates, most active in 11th–12th c., produced several generals. Basilakes, most
List_of_Byzantine_families
uprising. Died of natural causes several years later Nikephoros III Botaneiates Νικηφόρος Βοτανειάτης 3 April 1078 – 1 April 1081 (2 years, 11 months
List_of_Roman_emperors
Roman emperor from 337 to 340
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Constantine_II_(emperor)
Western Roman emperor in 455
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Petronius_Maximus
Roman emperor from 268 to 270
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Claudius_Gothicus
Possible Byzantine emperor (c.1204-5)
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Constantine_Laskaris
Military campaigns, 1063–1070
escape. At around the same time 1067-1068, the Doux of Antioch Nikephoros Botaneiates organised defences against Seljuk and Mirdasid attacks from Syria. A
Alp Arslan's raids into Anatolia
Alp_Arslan's_raids_into_Anatolia
Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Trajan
Late 11th-century Byzantine Empire usurper
11th century, who in 1078 tried to overthrow the Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates and was defeated by Alexios Komnenos. Nikephoros is described as the
Nikephoros_Basilakes
11th-century Byzantine official
during the reigns of Michael VII Doukas (r. 1071–1078), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081) and Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118). He first appeared
Katakalon_Tarchaneiotes
Roman emperor from 209 to 211
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Geta_(emperor)
Byzantine general, statesman and historian (1062/82–1137)
Isaac I Komnenos over Michael VI to the dethronement of Nikephoros III Botaneiates by Alexios I. The work has been described as a family chronicle rather
Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger
Nikephoros_Bryennios_the_Younger
Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Alexios_II_Komnenos
Byzantine emperor (1185–1195; 1203–1204)
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Isaac_II_Angelos
Byzantine emperor in 641
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Heraclonas
Byzantine emperor from 820 to 829
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Michael_II
Georgian princess
sebastos Dokeianos Eudokia Komnene, married the sebastos Nikephoros Botaneiates Toumanoff, Cyril (1976). Manuel de généalogie et de chronologie pour
Irene_of_Alania
Byzantine emperor from 1034 to 1041
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Michael_IV_the_Paphlagonian
Name list
Constantinople Theophylact Dalassenos (10th–11th centuries) Theophylact Botaneiates (died 1014) Pope Benedict VIII (died 1024), born Theophylact Pope Benedict
Theophylact
Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
John_II_Komnenos
Tsar of Bulgaria from 1014 to 1015
Samuel's army, Gavril and his forces defeated the army of Theophylact Botaneiates. Having inherited Samuel's war with the Byzantine Empire, Gavril Radomir
Gavril_Radomir_of_Bulgaria
Turkish military commander
prisoner by the Byzantines during the reign of Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081). Tzachas entered Byzantine service and advanced rapidly
Chaka_Bey
Series of Norman invasions of the Byzantine Empire between 1040 and 1189
Nikephoros Melissenos Michael Maurex John Doukas Andronikos Doukas Nikephoros Botaneiates John Doukas Robert of Loritello Alexios Komnenos Michael Dokeianos Harald
Byzantine–Norman_wars
Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Caligula
Roman emperor in 193
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Pertinax
Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Domitian
Roman emperor from 361 to 363, Neoplatonic philosopher
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Julian_(emperor)
Roman emperor from 198 to 217
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Caracalla
Calendar year
(doux) of the Theme of Dyrrhachium in the western Balkans, and Nikephoros Botaneiates, a general (strategos) of the Theme of Anatolics (modern Turkey), are
1077
Western Roman emperor from 461 to 465
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Libius_Severus
Roman emperor from AD 14 to 37
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Tiberius
Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Nikephoros_I
Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Claudius
distinguished leader and later emperor of the empire, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and for this reason he may have had good relations with the empire long
Byzantine–Hungarian War (1071–1072)
Byzantine–Hungarian_War_(1071–1072)
Senior Byzantine military, and later judicial, post
Droungarios". Stephen 1078–1081 Nikephoros III Botaneiates He was dismissed after the deposition of Botaneiates and became a monk and abbot of Xenophontos
Droungarios_of_the_Watch
military commanders, connected to the great aristocratic families of Botaneiates and Komnenos; thus Basil Synadenos was governor of Dyrrhachium in the
Synadenos
Norman adventurer and Byzantine general
an army under the Emperor's uncle, kaisar John Doukas, and Nikephoros Botaneiates against Roussel but they were defeated in a battle at an important bridge
Roussel_de_Bailleul
Ethnic Greeks native to Asia Minor
Byzantine emperor Akritai Digenes Akritas Maleinos Melissenos family Botaneiates Dalassenos Phokas family Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine emperor John
Asia_Minor_Greeks
Roman emperor from 379 to 395
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Theodosius_I
Roman emperor from 527 to 565
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Justinian_I
Eastern Orthodox monk
state of chaos. Alexios I Komnenos had just overthrown Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and was confronted with the challenge of dealing with the imminent invasion
Raiktor
Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Basil_I
Elite unit of the Byzantine Army
historian Joannes Zonaras reports the guard revolting against Nikephoros III Botaneiates after the blinding of the general Nikephoros Bryennios in 1078, "planning
Varangian_Guard
Roman emperor in 421
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Constantius_III
Late Roman Empire gold coin
Michael VII Doukas (1071–1078), 8 carats (33%) under Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078–1081) and 0 to 8 carats during the first eleven years of the reign
Solidus
Byzantine empress from 1081 to 1118
struggle for the throne erupted after the abdication of Nikephoros III Botaneiates. Alexios' mother, Anna Dalassene, a lifelong enemy of the Doukas family
Irene_Doukaina
Queen consort of Hungary from 1074 to 1077
Theodoulos Synadenos, while her mother was a sister of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, who ruled as Byzantine emperor in 1078–1081. The Byzantine chronicle
Synadene
District and municipality in Istanbul, Turkey
over by the Komnenoi in their successful coup against Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–81). In 1096, the newly arrived First Crusade was allowed to
Eyüpsultan
Tzimiskes (r. 969–976) Isaac I Komnenos (r. 1057–1059) Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081) Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) Andronikos I Komnenos
List_of_Byzantine_usurpers
Roman emperor from 217 to 218
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Macrinus
Calendar year
Thessaloniki (modern Greece); the local Byzantine governor Theophylact Botaneiates defeats the Bulgarians. July 29 – Battle of Kleidion: Basil II defeats
1014
Battle between two rival Byzantine armies in 1057
Katzamountes. Nikephoros Botaneiates won particular renown at this point: Randolf the Frank was caught up in the rout when he saw Botaneiates leading an attacking
Battle_of_Petroe
Roman emperor from 364 to 375
Doukas (w. Andronikos, Konstantios & Constantine Doukas) Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos (w. Alexios) Manuel I Komnenos Alexios
Valentinian_I
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Indian
Princess; Elegance; Royal
Girl/Female
Muslim
Silver
Girl/Female
British, Dutch, English, German, Swedish
Lovable; Amiable
Boy/Male
Tamil
A part of divine
Biblical
the well of an oath; the seventh well
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil
Unity; One Alone
Boy/Male
Irish
From the smooth field.
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
Respectful; To be Worshipped; Life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Elmore in Gloucestershire, named from Old English elm ‘elm’ + Åfer ‘river bank’ or ofer ‘ridge’.
Girl/Female
Indian
Mother of gods
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