John Doukas (megas hetaireiarches)

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John Doukas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δούκας, romanized: Iōannēs Doúkas; fl. 1155/6–1181) was a senior Byzantine military commander and diplomat under Manuel I Komnenos, serving in Italy, Hungary, Asia Minor, and the Holy Land. He rose to the rank of sebastos and the office of megas hetaireiarches.[1][2]

Demetrios Polemis erroneously identified him with his contemporary, the Eparch of the City John Kamateros, as "John Doukas Kamateros".[3] This has been corrected by other scholars since. notably decomposed Polemis' composite figure into six or seven different people, of which John Doukas was assigned the bulk of the military and diplomatic career of Polemis' figure.[4][5]

The first activity which can be more or less securely attributed to John Doukas is an embassy to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in 1155/6, followed by his stay in Italy.[6] He then commanded an expedition in Dalmatia in 1164, and against the Hungarians in 1166.[7] In 1177, he led an embassy to Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.[6] The scholar and archbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica further mentions unspecified campaigns in Asia Minor.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Karlin-Hayter 1972, pp. 260–266.
  2. ^ Stone 1999, pp. 145–164.
  3. ^ Polemis 1968, p. 128.
  4. ^ Karlin-Hayter 1972, pp. 259–266.
  5. ^ Kazhdan 1969, pp. 242–247.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Karlin-Hayter 1972, p. 262.
  7. ^ Karlin-Hayter 1972, pp. 262, 263.
  8. ^ Karlin-Hayter 1972, p. 263.

Sources[]

  • Karlin-Hayter, Patricia (1972). "99. Jean Doukas". Byzantion (in French). 42 (1): 259–266. JSTOR 44170347.
  • Kazhdan, A. P. (1969). "John Doukas – an attempt at de-identification". Le parole e le idee. 11: 242–247.
  • Polemis, Demetrios I. (1968). The Doukai: A Contribution to Byzantine Prosopography. London: The Athlone Press. OCLC 299868377.
  • Stone, Andrew F. (1999). "The 'Grand Hetaireiarch' John Doukas: The Career of a Twelfth-Century Soldier and Diplomat". Byzantion. 69 (1): 145–164. JSTOR 44172159.
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