Tetarteron coin minted in Isaac's name in Cyprus: left, bust of Christ Pantokrator; right, bust of Isaac in the regalia of a Byzantine emperor
Emperor in Cyprus
Reign
1185 – 1191
Predecessor
Andronikos I Komnenos (as Byzantine Emperor)
Successor
Guy of Lusignan (as King of Cyprus)
Born
1155
Died
1196 (age c. 41) Sultanate of Rum (now in Turkey)
Consort
Unnamed Armenian princess
House
Komnenos
Mother
Irene Komnene
Religion
Roman Orthodox
Isaac Doukas Komnenos (or Ducas Comnenus,[a] c. 1155 – 1195/1196) was a claimant to the Byzantine Empire and the ruler of Cyprus from 1185 to 1191. Contemporary sources commonly refer to him as the emperor of Cyprus. He lost the island to King Richard I of England during the Third Crusade.
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