John Ducas (general)

John Ducas (general)

John Ducas was a Greek General of the Byzantine Empire involved in the unsuccessful reconquest of Southern Italy in 1155-56. Ducas was the second in command to Michael Palaeologus. While Palaeologus lived they advanced the Byzantine cause, allying with Pope Adrian IV and Count Robert of Loritello to end the power of William the Bad in Apulia. After Palaeologus' death the whole campaign fell apart and Ducas was eventually imprisoned in Palermo.

Ducas was freed from his Italian captivity in early 1158 as part of a treaty that he had helped negotiate between Byzantium and Scicily while he was in captivity.

Sources

Norwich, John Julius. "Byzantium: The Decline and Fall" (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996) p. 111-116.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Doukas (disambiguation) — John Doukas or John Ducas (Greek: Ιωάννης Δούκας, Iōannēs Doukas ) is the name of several members of the Doukas, Komnenos, and Angelos families and their descendants. It may refer to any of the following:* John Doukas, Caesar, brother of Emperor… …   Wikipedia

  • John III Doukas Vatatzes — or Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ιωάννης Γ΄ Δούκας Βατάτζης, Iōannēs III Doukas Batatzēs ) (c. 1192, Didymoteicho ndash; November 3, 1254, Nymphaeum) was emperor of Nicaea 1221 1254.LifeJohn Doukas Vatatzes was probably the son of the general Basil… …   Wikipedia

  • John Doukas, Caesar — 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.… …   Wikipedia

  • Ducas family — ▪ Byzantine family Ducas also spelled  Dukas  or  Doukas         Byzantine family that supplied several rulers to the empire. First prominent in the 10th century, the family suffered a setback when Constantine Ducas, son of General Andronicus… …   Universalium

  • john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… …   Universalium

  • John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …   Universalium

  • Michael Palaeologus (general) — Michael Palaeologus (died 1156) was an early member of the great family of the Palaeologi, which later ruled the Byzantine Empire. He was a general of the emperor Manuel I Comnenus (1143 ndash;1180). In 1150, he was sent to raise an army among… …   Wikipedia

  • Miguel VII Ducas — Miguel VII Emperador del Imperio bizantino Miguel VII Ducas, miniatura de la Santa Corona húngara Reinado 1071 1078 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Varangians — The Varangians or Varyags (Old Norse: Væringjar, Greek: Βάραγγοι, Βαριάγοι, Váraggoi / Varyágoi , Ukrainian and Russian: Варяги, Varyahy / Varyagi ), sometimes referred to as Variagians , were Vikings, [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert III of Loritello — Robert II of Bassunvilla (also Basunvilla and Bassonville ) (died in 1182) was the count of Conversano (from 1138) and Loritello (from 1154). His family had a long history in Vassonville, near Dieppe. Robert was the son of Robert I of Bassunvilla …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”