Nikephoros Katakalon
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Nikephoros Euphorbenos Katakalon was a Byzantine
aristocrat and son-in-law of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos
(r. 1081–1118).
He was the son of the distinguished general Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon
, one of Alexios' most trusted officials. As a token of Alexios' appreciation for Constantine, Nikephoros was married to Maria the porphyrogenita, the emperor's second daughter, and raised to the rank of panhypersebastos. From the Alexiad
, he is known to have participated in combat against the Cumans
in 1095, alongside his father, where he distinguished himself by his bravery. It is unknown when he died, but he is recorded as being dead by 1130.
With Maria, he had numerous children, but only the names of three of his sons are known, Alexios, Andronikos (governor of Cilicia
in 1162) and John.
Byzantine
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aristocrat and son-in-law of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus , was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118, and although he was not the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during his reign that the Komnenos family came to full power. The title 'Nobilissimus' was given to senior army commanders,...
(r. 1081–1118).
He was the son of the distinguished general Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon
Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon
Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon was a Byzantine noble and one of the most prominent generals of the reign of Alexios I Komnenos ....
, one of Alexios' most trusted officials. As a token of Alexios' appreciation for Constantine, Nikephoros was married to Maria the porphyrogenita, the emperor's second daughter, and raised to the rank of panhypersebastos. From the Alexiad
Alexiad
The Alexiad is a medieval biographical text written around the year 1148 by the Byzantine historian Anna Comnena, daughter of Emperor Alexius I....
, he is known to have participated in combat against the Cumans
Cumans
The Cumans were Turkic nomadic people comprising the western branch of the Cuman-Kipchak confederation. After Mongol invasion , they decided to seek asylum in Hungary, and subsequently to Bulgaria...
in 1095, alongside his father, where he distinguished himself by his bravery. It is unknown when he died, but he is recorded as being dead by 1130.
With Maria, he had numerous children, but only the names of three of his sons are known, Alexios, Andronikos (governor of Cilicia
Cilicia
In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
in 1162) and John.