Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East

1048 - 1118  (70 years)

• Name	Alexios I Komnenos
  Birth	1048  [1, 2]
  Crowned	1081 (33 years)  [1, 2]
  In 1081, he was crowned Basilius, that is the Emperor of the East.
  Reign	From 1081 to 1118 (33 years)  [1]
  Emperor of the East (Basilius)
  Death	15 Aug 1118  [1, 2]
  Burial	Aft 15 Aug 1118	Monastery of Christ Philanthropos, Constantinople, Empire of the East   [2]
  Siblings	1 sister and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. Isaac Comneuns + 2. Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East,   b. 1048   d. 15 Aug 1118  (Age 70 years) ▻ first wife;   Irene Ducas, Augusta,  m. 1078 + 3. Theodora Kommena,   b. Abt 1053 ▻ Konstantios Diogenes
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Manuel Comnenus "Exoticus", Perfict of the East   d. About 1025  (Grandfather)  [name unknown] Dalassene  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3164	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Comnenus,   b. About 1015   d. 12 Jul 1067 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Anna Dalassena,   b. Between 1025 and 1030   d. Between 1100 and 1102 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F2559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	first wife
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Family ID	F9163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Irene Ducas, Augusta,   b. 1066   d. 19 Feb 1127 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1078  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years - She : ~ 12 years.
  Notes	Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1080. [2]
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Anna Comnenus  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. John II Komnenos, Emperor of the East,   b. 13 Sep 1087   d. 8 Apr 1143, Cilicia, Empire of the East (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary  m. 1104     3. Isaac Comnenus, Sebastokrator ,   b. After 16 Jan 1093   d. After 1152 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Theodora Comnena,   b. Abt 1070   d. 20 Feb 1116 (Age 46 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Constantinus Angelus
  Family ID	F2558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East(1048 – 1118) 2John Comnenus(1015 – 1067) 4Manuel Comnenus "Exoticus", Perfict of the East( – 1025) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Anna Dalassena(1030 – 1102) 6Alexis Pharo, Perfect of Italy 12 24 25 13 26 27 7[name unknown] Dalassene 14Adrian 28Theophylactos Dalassenos, Strategos of Anatolics 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - Aft 15 Aug 1118 - Monastery of Christ Philanthropos, Constantinople, Empire of the East  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).