Alexios I Komnenos
1048 – 1118 Byzantine emperor, general
Byzantine emperor who stabilized the empire and dealt with the First Crusade.
- Religion
- Orthodox Christian
- Affiliations
- Komnenos dynasty
Alexios I seized the throne during a period of crisis and rebuilt Byzantine finances, army, and diplomacy. His appeal to the West for mercenaries helped set off the First Crusade, which he then had to manage as crusader armies passed through his lands. His reign is chronicled by his daughter Anna Komnene in the Alexiad.
In the timeline
- 1095 Byzantium's appeal helps launch the First Crusade mentioned