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NPFX Emperor
GIVN Isaac II of
SURN ANGELUS
Father of Alexius IV and Irene Angelica. Part of the HohenstaufenHouse of
Germany Isaac II (1185-1195), Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, andleader
of the insurgents during the 2nd Crusade, was dethroned by his brother
Alexius in 1195.  Alexius became Emperor Alexius III, and captured his
brother, Isaac II, at Stagira in Macedonia.  He had Isaac's eyes putout,
and kept him prisoner. Isaac's daughter, Irene, was then married toPhilip
of Swabia, brother of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI.  The early death of
Henry VI led to a great battle between the houses of Europe forsupremacy.
Isaac Alexius' son, Alexius IV, appealed for aid against his uncle,and
the son was able to free Constantinople and his father in 1203. Both
father and son were then set upon the Byzantine throne with the helpof
the Crusaders.  The son, Alexius IV was killed in 1204. And theFather,
Isaac Alexius was again deposed after a six month reign.  The Thronewas
usurped by General Mourzouphles, who had the son killed. General
Mourzouphles then proclaimed himself to be Alexius V Ducas. TheCrusaders
of the 4th Crusade drove him out, he fled to Morea, but was captured,
arrested, and executed. Isaac Alexius died, still imprisoned, blindand
insane.
ABBR SOURCE #320
TITL Webster's Biographical Dictionary
PUBL G. C. Merriam Co. Springfield, Mass.  1963 Edition
PAGE Webster's page 762.
EVEN Byzantine Empire
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 1185 AND 1195
PLAC Constantinople
Isaac II Angelus, of the Comnenus family, led a revolt and deposedAndronicus I, Whom he had tortured and executed. The Byzantine generalAlexius Branas defeated the Norman crusaders at Demetritsa.
Isaacreigned 10 years, and undid much of the good his predecessorAndronicus had begun, and the Byzantine Empire began to deteriorate.In 1195 Isaac was at Stagira, and was captured and made prisoner
ofhis brother, Alexius III.  Isaac was blinded, and kept prisoner untilhe died  in 1204.
ABBR SOURCE #324
TITL Trager's The People's Chronology.  A Year by Year Record of HumanEvents from Prehistory to Present.
AUTH James Trager, Editor
PUBL Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.  New York. 1979.
PAGE Trager page 96 and 98.

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GIVN Isaac II Emperor Of The
SURN BYZANTINE EMPIRE
AFN 9HM7-LC
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TITL Ancestral File (R)
AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
PUBL Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
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GIVN Isaac II Emperor Of The
SURN BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
PUBL Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
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