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Personal data Ioannes Doukas 

• He was born in the year 1012 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.
• Occupations:
• Empereur, de Byzance, Moine.
• .
• He died about 1088 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.
• A child of Andronikos Doukas and Skelerina
• This information was last updated on December 30, 2018.

Household of Ioannes Doukas

He is married to Ειρήνη Πεγωνιτισα.

They got married in the year 1045 at Constantinople,Constantinople, he was 33 years oldIstanbul
Istanbul Turkey.

Child(ren):

1. Andronikos Δούκας  1046-1077 

Notes about Ioannes Doukas

GIVN Ioannis Dukas Prinz vom Byzantinischen
SURN Reich
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Name Suffix: Caesar

Name Suffix: Caesar

Johannes (Ioannis) var munk da han arbeidet for å få i stand sin sønnedatter, Irenes,
ekteskap med Alexios I. Denne allianse ville kraftig styrke hans families anseelse ved å
forbinde de to mektigste av aristokratiets familier. Hans plan møtte sterk motstand ved hoffet,
men ekteskapet fant likevel sted.
Han var onkel til Michael VII.

Caesar John Doukas1
b. 1012, d. 1088, #5624
Pedigree
Caesar John Doukas was born in 1012. He was the son of Andronikos Doukas.2 He married Eirene Pegonitissa, daughter of Niketas Pegonites, before 1036.2 Caesar circa 1059. He was the pretender to the Imperial Throne in 1059. He was again pretender to the throne in 1073. He was bribed the German mercenaries guarding the gates of the city to permit entry to his grandson-in-law Alexius and his troops on 1 April 1081 in Constantinople, Byzantium. He died in 1088 at age 76 years.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cousin/html/p85.htm#i5624

He, along with Psellus and Nicephorus Paleologus, bureaucrats all, attempted to prevent the Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes from taking the field against the Seljuk Turks, but were unsuccessful.
The Emperors defeat led to Johns takeover of the Varangian Guard, then he and the rest forced the Empress to take the veil, declared Romanus deposed, and proclaimed the reign of his nephew, Michael II.
John had Romanus eyes put out in a manner guaranteed to cause mortal infection. His head became unrecognizably swollen, and he was sent to the Isle of Prote whhere he died a few days later in 1072.

John Doukas or Ducas (Greek: ??????? ????a?, Ioannes Doukas), (died c. 1088), was the son de Andronikos Doukas, a Paphlagonian nobleman who may have served as governor de the theme de Moesia and younger brother de Emperor Constantine X Doukas. John Doukas was the paternal grandfather de Irene Doukaina, wife de Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

In 1073, he was proclaimed emperor at Amorium by Roussel de Bailleul (commander of the Norman mercenaries), who had mutinied against Emperor Mikhael VII, and marched on Constantinople. Emperor Mikhael sought help from the Seljuks, promising them east Anatolia, and they surrounded Roussel's forces on Mount Sophon in Cappadocia[215]. Ioannes became a monk as IGNATIOS in 1076. The Alexeiad records that "the Cæsar Ioannes, his paternal uncle" advised Emperor Mikhael Dukas to retire to a monastery after he was deposed[216]. Imperial counsellor in 1081.

GIVN Ioannis Dukas Prinz vom Byzantinischen
SURN Reich
REPO @REPO80@
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John Doukas, Caesar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Ιωάννης Δούκας, Iōannēs Doukas), (died c. 1088), was the son of Andronikos Doukas, a Paphlagonian nobleman who may have served as governor of the theme of Moesia and younger brother of Emperor Constantine X Doukas. John Doukas was the paternal grandfather of Irene Doukaina, wife of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

[edit]Life

John Doukas, who was given the court dignity of Caesar by his brother Constantine X, was one of the most influential members of the court aristocracy from the death of his brother into that of Alexios I Komnenos. His wealth derived of estates in Thrace and Bithynia, and he was a close friend of the historian Michael Psellos. Although he is usually documented by the sources as a member of the court, he had begun his career as a general.

After serving as a counsellor and supporter of his brother, John came to the fore after his brother's death in 1067 as the natural protector of the rights of his nephew Michael VII Doukas. In this capacity he cautiously opposed the marriage of the Empress Mother Eudokia Makrembolitissa to Romanos IV Diogenes. The Caesar spent much of Romanos' reign in retirement on his estates in Bithynia, but his son Andronikos Doukas joined and then deserted the emperor in the disastrous campaign ending with the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.

Romanos' captivity gave John the opportunity to return to court at the request of Eudokia Makrembolitissa. Joining forces with Michael Psellos, the Caesar made the Empress share power with her son, and then forced her to become a nun and retire from court affairs in October 1071. The Caesar sent his sons Andronikos and Constantine to capture Romanos IV, who had been released from captivity and thus ensured the sole rule of his nephew Michael VII. With the elimination of Romanos, John and Michael Psellos were supreme at court.

The Caesar was undone, however, by one of his own creatures, the eunuch Nikephoritzes. By 1073 the eunuch had gained the confidence of Michael VII, whom he turned against his uncle. To be kept out of court (and perhaps to be put in harms way), John was charged with leading a force against the rebel Norman mercenaries led by Roussel de Bailleul in Anatolia in 1074. Betrayed but his own western mercenaries and by the army division under the future Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, John was defeated and captured together with his son Andronikos. A relieving force under John's younger son Constantine disintegrated when its commander suddenly died.

Roussel now proclaimed John Doukas emperor against his will and marched on towards Constantinople. Michael VII and Nikephoritzes managed to defeat and capture the rebel leaders by obtaining the support of a group of Seljuk Turks in 1074. After some time as Seljuk captive, John was ransomed by his nephew. Before returning to court he took the precaution of becoming a monk, so as to deflect any suspicion that he was aiming at the throne.

The tonsured Caesar retained some influence on political events. He advised Michael VII to abdicate and become a monk when Nikephoros III Botaneiates threatened Constantinople in 1078, and in 1081 he persuaded Alexios Komnenos to revolt against Botaneiates and claim the throne. It was also John Doukas, who arranged for the marriage of his granddaughter Irene Doukaina to Alexios Komnenos over the objections of the latter's mother Anna Dalassene. Remaining part of the court, John died in c. 1088.

Family

By his wife Irene Pegonitissa, John Doukas had at least two sons, both of whom predeceased him:

Andronikos Doukas, who was the father of Irene Doukaina

Constantine Doukas, who died in 1074

References

D.I. Polemis, The Doukai, London, 1968.
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John Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Ιωάννης Δούκας, Iōannēs Doukas, died c. 1088), was the son of Andronikos Doukas, a Paphlagonian nobleman who may have served as governor of the theme of Moesia and younger brother of Emperor Constantine X Doukas. John Doukas was the paternal grandfather of Irene Doukaina, wife of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

Career as Caesar

John Doukas, who was given the court dignity of Caesar by his brother Constantine X, was one of the most influential members of the court aristocracy from the death of his brother into that of Alexios I Komnenos. His wealth derived of estates in Thrace and Bithynia, and he was a close friend of the historian Michael Psellos. Although he is usually documented by the sources as a member of the court, he had begun his career as a general.

After serving as a counsellor and supporter of his brother, John came to the fore after his brother's death in 1067 as the natural protector of the rights of his nephew Michael VII Doukas. His position as Caesar and his family’s influence in the Senate meant that he was behind the opposition of the court officials to the Empress Mother Eudokia Makrembolitissa and her marriage to Romanos IV Diogenes. Over the course of the next three years he became the emperor’s bitterest enemy, but his intriguing meant that the Caesar spent much of Romanos' reign in retirement on his estates in Bithynia. It was here that he learned that his son Andronikos Doukas had joined and then deserted the emperor in the disastrous campaign ending with the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.

Romanos' captivity gave John the opportunity to return to court at the request of Eudokia Makrembolitissa. Joining forces with Michael Psellos, the Caesar made the Empress share power with her son, and then forced her to become a nun and retire from court affairs in October 1071. He soon became the defacto head of the Government in the name of Michael VII, ordering the empire not to acknowledge Romanus as emperor, declaring that Romanos had been elevated to the throne to act for Michael, who was now able to administer the empire. The Caesar sent his sons Andronikos and Constantine to capture Romanos IV, who had been released from captivity and thus ensured the sole rule of his nephew Michael VII. John Doukas initially agreed to allow Romanos to resign the purple and retire to a monastery. But his hatred of Romanos was so great that he reneged on the agreement and ordered that Romanos be blinded, sending him a mocking message congratulating him on the loss of his eyes as he lay dying from the infected wound. With the elimination of Romanos, John and Michael Psellos were supreme at court.

The Caesar was undone, however, by one of his own creatures, the eunuch Nikephoritzes. By 1073 the eunuch had gained the confidence of Michael VII, whom he turned against his uncle. The Caesar was forced to retire to his great estates, where he amused himself by hunting in the forests near the shores of the Bosphorus.

Rebellion of 1074

In the meantime, the progress of the Seljuk Turks roused the Byzantine government into action, gathering together an army of mercenaries under the command of Isaac Komnenos. The Norman mercenaries, led by Roussel de Bailleul, rebelled against the Byzantines, crushed an imperial army, and attempted to establish an independent kingdom in Anatolia.

The situation in Asia Minor was now so dire, that in 1074 Michael was forced to order his uncle to take command of an imperial army and defeat the Norman mercenaries. Fixing his headquarters at Dorylaeum, the two armies met near the bridge over the Zompi River, one of the great lines of communication between Constantinople and the central provinces in Asia Minor. Betrayed by his Frankish mercenaries and by the shameful retreat of the Asiatic reserves under the command of the future Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, John was defeated and captured together with his son Andronikos. The victorious mercenaries then proceeded to advance to the shores of the Bosphorus, as a relieving force under John's younger son Constantine disintegrated when its commander suddenly died.

Roussel, unsure if his mercenary force could overthrow the emperor at Constantinople, decided to act as the chief general for his own emperor. He proclaimed John Doukas emperor, easily persuading his prisoner to assume the title and dethrone his ungrateful nephew, and they continued on their way to Constantinople.

Michael VII and Nikephoritzes were deeply concerned about their own safety. They formed an alliance with Suleyman, concluding a formal treaty between the Byzantines and the Turks, whereby Michael gave to Suleyman the government of the provinces of which the Seljuk Turks were in possession of. The Turks agreed to provide an army to fight on Michael’s behalf, and this army moved quickly to Mount Sophon where John Doukas and Roussel were encamped. The mercenaries were ambushed and John was captured, ending the rebellion.

After some time as a Seljuk captive, John was ransomed by his nephew. Michael allowed him to retain his sight on condition that he renounce all imperial ambitions and he take the additional precaution of becoming a monk.

Return to politics

The tonsured Caesar retained some influence on political events. With the collapse of imperial authority late in Michael VII’s reign, he advised his nephew to abdicate and become a monk when Nikephoros III Botaneiates threatened Constantinople in 1078, and in 1081 he fled Constantinople to join Alexios Komnenos and to persuade him to revolt against Botaneiates and claim the throne. It was also John Doukas, who arranged for the marriage of his granddaughter Irene Doukaina to Alexios Komnenos over the objections of the latter's mother Anna Dalassene. In this change of circumstance, he abandoned the monastic habit and Alexios allowed him to resume his old position as Caesar. Remaining part of the court, he continued to advise the emperor until his death in c. 1088.

Family

Neither John nor his brother Constantine X were descended from the male branch of the ancient family of Doukas which became extinct after a revolt during the minority of Constantine VII’s reign. He was descended from the female line, and his family was originally called Doukitzes, to mark the inferiority of the modern house which had assumed the name of Doukas.

By his wife Irene Pegonitissa, John Doukas had at least two sons, both of whom predeceased him:

Andronikos Doukas, who was the father of Irene Doukaina

Constantine Doukas, who died in 1074

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55449548. Cæsar Johannes DUKAS (7700) was living in 1081.(7701) He was a Munk.(7702) Han var munk, da han arabeidet for å få istand sin sønnedatter Irenes ekteskap med Alezois I. Denne allianse ville kraftig styrke hans familie anseelse ved å forbinde de to mektigste av aristrokratiets familier. Hans plan vakte sterk motstand, men ekteskapet fart alikevel sted. Han var onkel av MIcheal VII

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