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'''George Palaiologos''' or '''Palaeologus''' ({{lang-el|Γεώργιος Παλαιολόγος}}) was a ] general, one of the most prominent military commanders and supporters of Emperor ] (r. 1081–1118). | ||
| He was the son of the first known member of the ] family, the ''strategos'' of Mesopotamia ].<ref>Kazhdan (1991), p. 1557</ref> As Alexios Komnenos' leading general and close friend, he played an important role in his campaigns, especially the ] against the ] or the ] against the ]. He was the chief source used by ] in her '']'' on her father's battles, and is very favourably portrayed by her in her book as both capable and loyal.<ref>Birkenmeier (2002), pp. 3, 63–64, 76</ref> | |||
| ] was located at the place where in 1083 troops commanded by Paleologos encircled the ], and it is hypothesised that the emperor ] built the church there to commemorate the event.<ref>http://www.pahh.com/mavrovitis/ch2/chapter2b.html</ref> | |||
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==Family== | ||
| George had a younger brother, Nicholas. Through his marriage to Anna Doukaina, he had four sons:<ref>Kazhdan (1991), p. 1558</ref> | |||
| {{Cnote|a|Can also be: '''George Palaeologus''', '''Georgios Palaeologos''', '''Georgios Palæologos''', '''Georgios Paleologus''', '''Georgios Palaeologus''', '''Georgios Palæologus''', '''George Paleologos''', '''George Palaeologos''', '''George Palæologos''', '''George Paleologus''', '''George Palaeologus''', '''George Palæologus'''.}} | |||
| * Nikephoros, one of the ancestors of the branch that became the Empire's ruling dynasty after 1261 | |||
| * Andronikos | |||
| * Michael, a '']'' | |||
| * Alexios, married Anna Komnenodoukaina and the other ancestor of the imperial line | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| *{{cite book |first = John W. |last = Birkenmeier |title = The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180 |publisher = Brill |year = 2002 |isbn = 9004117105}} | |||
| *http://books.google.com/books?id=zMcnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=george+paleologus&source=web&ots=157SAoPEhf&sig=6DwWqhUwaDihcqD7ll5BBVKV7NU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA586,M1 | |||
| * {{citation | editor-last=Kazhdan | editor-first=Alexander | editor-link=Alexander Kazhdan |year=1991 | title=] | publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-504652-6}} | |||
| *http://books.google.com/books?id=7fbdYk0-gisC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=georgios+paleologus&source=web&ots=KdOOV-oYs6&sig=j5aLpxe-JdtO_b6cBm6S2DChcj4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result | |||
| *http://books.google.com/books?id=Exxeto51p3cC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=%22george+paleologus%22&source=web&ots=84P_6e8i6c&sig=3mTOF0AcJRxqNSJnwdW4gJwnHjA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result | |||
| *http://www.pahh.com/mavrovitis/ch2/chapter2b.html | |||
| *http://mystikon.gr/html/diavasan/diavasan4.htm | |||
| *http://www.agiasofia.com/greek/stavrof1.html | |||
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George Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Template:Lang-el) was a Byzantine general, one of the most prominent military commanders and supporters of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118).
He was the son of the first known member of the Palaiologos family, the strategos of Mesopotamia Nikephoros Palaiologos. As Alexios Komnenos' leading general and close friend, he played an important role in his campaigns, especially the Battle of Dyrrhachium against the Normans or the Battle of Levounion against the Cumans. He was the chief source used by Anna Komnene in her Alexiad on her father's battles, and is very favourably portrayed by her in her book as both capable and loyal.
Family
George had a younger brother, Nicholas. Through his marriage to Anna Doukaina, he had four sons:
- Nikephoros, one of the ancestors of the branch that became the Empire's ruling dynasty after 1261
- Andronikos
- Michael, a sebastos
- Alexios, married Anna Komnenodoukaina and the other ancestor of the imperial line
References
- Kazhdan (1991), p. 1557
- Birkenmeier (2002), pp. 3, 63–64, 76
- Kazhdan (1991), p. 1558
Bibliography
- Birkenmeier, John W. (2002). The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180. Brill. ISBN 9004117105.
- Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991), Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6
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