Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes
Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes or Michael Tarchaneiotes Glabas (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δοῦκας Γλαβᾶς Ταρχανειώτης; c. 1235 – after 1304) was a notable Byzantine aristocrat and general. He served under emperors Michael VIII Palaiologos and Andronikos II Palaiologos in the Balkans, fighting against the Second Bulgarian Empire, Serbia, the Angevins of Naples and the Despotate of Epirus. He is also notable as the patron of several churches, most notably the Pammakaristos Church in Constantinople (mod. Istanbul), where he was buried.
Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes | |
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Born | c. 1235 |
Died | between 1305 and 1308 |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Years of service | c. 1260–1304 |
Rank | protostrator |
Wars | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars, Byzantine–Serbian wars |
Spouse(s) | Maria Doukaina Komnene Branaina Palaiologina |
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