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John II Komnenos (or Latinised as Comnenus) (Greek: Ίωάννης Β΄ Κομνηνός Iōannēs II Komnēnos) (September 13 1087 – April 8 1143) was Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as Kaloïōannēs (John the Good or John the Beautiful) he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and the second emperor to rule during the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire.

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active years end year
1143-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1118-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1087-09-13
birth place
Constantinople
death date
1143-04-08
death place
Cilicia
parent
Alexios I Komnenos
predecessor
Alexios I Komnenos
successor
Manuel I Komnenos
title
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire

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