John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (born 1132)

John Komnenos Vatatzes

12th-century Byzantine general

John Komnenos Vatatzes, or simply John Komnenos or John Vatatzes in the sources, was a major military and political figure in the Byzantine Empire during the reigns of Manuel I Komnenos and Alexios II Komnenos. He was born c. 1132, and died of natural causes during a rebellion…