Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c. 1045)

Manuel Komnenos (kouropalates)

11th-century Byzantine aristocrat and military leader

Manuel Komnenos was a Byzantine aristocrat and military leader, the oldest son of John Komnenos and brother of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos. A relative by marriage of Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes, he was placed in charge of expeditions against Turkish raids from 1070,…