the Beautiful

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The Beautiful was the epithet of Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos, reflecting his admired character and reputation rather than his physical appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
epithet ⓘ
associatedPeriod Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
birthYear 1087 ⓘ
capital Constantinople ⓘ
causeOfDeath hunting accident ⓘ
children Alexios Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Alexios I Komnenos

Andronikos Komnenos ⓘ
Isaac Komnenos ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
coEmperorWith Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
coronationYear 1118 ⓘ
deathPlace near Cilicia ⓘ
deathYear 1143 ⓘ
dynasty Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
epithet the Beautiful ⓘ
epithetIndicates admired moral qualities ⓘ
epithetLanguage Greek ⓘ
father Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
house House of Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Komnenos dynasty
knownFor good reputation among contemporaries ⓘ
justice ⓘ
mild character ⓘ
military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks ⓘ
piety ⓘ
restoration of imperial authority in Anatolia ⓘ
mother Irene Doukaina ⓘ
nicknameMeaning the Beautiful refers to his character and reputation ⓘ
linked to: the Beautiful
nicknameNotPrimarilyAbout physical appearance ⓘ
notableCampaignRegion Anatolia ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Cilicia ⓘ
numberInName II ⓘ
policy limiting aristocratic power ⓘ
strengthening imperial frontiers ⓘ
predecessor Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
realm Byzantine Empire ⓘ
reignEnd 1143 ⓘ
reignStart 1118 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
reputationAmongHistorians one of the most capable Komnenian emperors ⓘ
spouse Irene of Hungary ⓘ
style Basileus Rhomaion ⓘ
successor Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
title Emperor of the Romans ⓘ

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John II Komnenos → epithet → the Beautiful ⓘ
John II Komnenos → nicknameMeaning → the Beautiful refers to his character and reputation ⓘ
subject linked to: the Beautiful
linked to: the Beautiful