Not to be confused with the 14th-century official Manuel Raoul.
Manuel Komnenos Raoul (Greek: Μανουήλ Κομνηνός Ῥαούλ; fl. ca. 1258–80) was a Byzantine aristocrat and official.
A member of the aristocratic Raoul/Rales family, Manuel was a son of the protovestiarios Alexios Raoul.[1] His father was a senior military leader under the Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes (r. 1222–1254), but fell out of favour with his successor, Theodore II Laskaris (r. 1254–1258), who distrusted the aristocracy and promoted men of humble origin like George Mouzalon, who became his chief minister. Theodore II's marrying one of Manuel's sisters to George's brother, Andronikos Mouzalon, was regarded as an insult, and the family became opponents of the emperor, who at some point had all of Alexios' sons thrown into prison.[2] As a result, the Raoul family actively supported the murder of the Mouzalon brothers in 1258, following Theodore II's death, and the subsequent usurpation of Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282).[3][4]
As a reward, Michael VIII appointed Alexios' eldest son, John Raoul Petraliphas, as protovestiarios, while Manuel was made pinkernes.[3] In 1276, Manuel was appointed governor in Thessaly.[5] Shortly after, however, Manuel and his brother Isaac became opposed to the emperor's efforts to secure the Union of the Churches and supported the anti-unionist Patriarch Arsenios Autoreianos. As a result, Manuel was arrested in 1279, and in 1280 he was blinded and exiled to Kenchreai on the Skamandros River.[3][5]
ManuelKomnenosRaoul (Greek: Μανουήλ Κομνηνός Ῥαούλ; fl. ca. 1258–80) was a Byzantine aristocrat and official. A member of the aristocratic Raoul/Rales...
with the emperor were his most trusted nobles John Kantakuzin and ManuelKomnenosRaoul Asen, brother of Irene Asanina.The army formed a wide front in two...
genealogy is poorly recorded. They had at least four children: ManuelKomnenosRaoul Asen. A military commander. Later strategos in Didymoteicho (1342)...
I Laskaris or Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Komnēnos Laskaris; c. 1175 – November 1221) was the first emperor of Nicaea—a successor...
John KomnenosRaoul Doukas Angelos Petraliphas (Greek: Ἱωάννης Κομνηνός Ῥαούλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Πετραλίφας; died c. 1274) was a Byzantine noble and military...
Thessalonica, John Komnenos Doukas (r. 1237–1244). He appears again in 1252, during Vatatzes's wars against the Despot of Epirus Michael II Komnenos Doukas (r...
mid-14th century. Titos Papamastorakis considers him a son of Despot ManuelKomnenosRaoul Asen, a military commander who was a brother of Irene Asanina, wife...
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–80) to his ally Kilij Arslan II, Sultan of Rûm.[citation needed] According to The Byzantine Family of Raoul-Ral(l)es...
the sister of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180) and was named despotes; his sons were Andronikos, Alexios, and John Komnenos Vatatzes, who became...
and Andronikos Synadenos was governor of several provinces under Manuel I Komnenos, including Cyprus. In the Empire of Nicaea, the Synadenoi were members...
granddaughter of John Synadenos, wife of the protosebastos Constantine Komnenos Palaiologos Raoul Euphrosyne Palaiologina Leontarina, daughter of Demetrios Palaiologos...
also worn. Adrianos Komnenos, brother of Alexios I Komnenos Alexios Branas, general Alexios Komnenos, nephew of Manuel I Komnenos, de facto regent in...
repelled a Bulgarian invasion of Thrace and Macedonia and forced Michael II Komnenos Doukas, the ruler of Epirus, to cede Dyrrachium on the coast of the Adriatic...
brother's name is unknown, but his daughter married the protovestiarios Alexios Raoul. A successful soldier from a military family, John had risen to the position...
in 1108 between Bohemond I of Antioch and Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, in the wake of the First Crusade. It is named after the Byzantine fortress...
and Didymoteichon. He likely entered military service under Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180), but details of his early life are otherwise unknown...
military officials: the sebastos John Kantakouzenos was a general under Manuel I Komnenos and lead many successful campaigns between 1150–1153; he was killed...
II Komnenos went hunting wild boar, cutting himself with a poisoned arrow. He died on 8 April 1143 and was succeeded as emperor by his son Manuel I Komnenos...
post into the reign of Manuel I Komnenos, until his death. John Komnenos Vatatzes 1177/80 – 1183 Manuel I Komnenos A nephew of Manuel I, he served against...
swore oaths to uphold the treaty that Conrad had agreed with Emperor Manuel I Komnenos the previous winter. This treaty obligated the Germans to attack King...
Portugal (Portuguese: Fernando o Formoso) Frederick I of Austria John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (Greek: Καλο ϊωάννης) Philip IV of France (French: Philippe...
Comnena. Maria Comnena (who was a grandniece of the Byzantine emperor, Manuel I Komnenos) married Amalric on 29 August 1167. Isabella was born before September...
1239, when the deposed ruler of Thessalonica ManuelKomnenos Doukas captured it from his nephew John Komnenos Doukas and secured its status as a separate...
favourite sister. Theodora staunchly supported her mother, along with Manuel and Isaac Raoul, brothers of her late husband John. Because of their anti-unionist...
under Constantine IX Monomachos (r. 1042–1055). John Komnenos, a relative of the Emperor John II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143), was named as parakoimōmenos and entrusted...
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