John II Comnenus Emperor of the Byzantine Empire 
John II Comnenus Emperor of the Byzantine was born in 1067. John II Comnenus Emperor of the Byzantine's father was Alexius I Comnenus Emperor of Byzantine and his mother was Irene Ducaena. His paternal grandparents were John deByzantium and Anna Dalassena; his maternal grandparents were Andronicus Ducas and Maria of Bulgaria. He was an only child.General Notes
Comnenus, the name of a Byzantine family, which from 1081 to 1185,occupied the throne of Constantinople, originally came from Paphlagonia.The Comneni, who for a while upheld the fate of the sinking Empire,assumed the honor of a Roman origin, but the family had long since beentransported from Italy to Asia. The first of their line was theillustrious Manual, who, in the reign of Basil II, Roman Emperor,958-963, of the Macedonian Dynasty, contributed by war and treaty toappease the troubles of the East.
They had two sons named Manuel I Comnenus Emperor of and Isaac Comnenus Emperor of the Byzantine.
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Isaac Comnenus Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Isaac Comnenus Emperor of the Byzantine was born in 1110.
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