Bryennios, Nikephoros

Bryennios, Nikephoros
   Distinguished general, doux of Dyrrachion (qq.v.), and pretender to the throne during the reigns of Michael VIII Doukas and Nikephoros III Botaneiates (qq.v.). After failing to gain the throne in 1077 he refused to put down arms, was defeated by Alexios (I) Komnenos (q.v.), and blinded. His revolt was symptomatic of the chaotic period of decline that preceded Alexios Komnenos's own usurpation in 1081.

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