A cadet branch of this dynasty ruled the rump Empire of Trebizond for 250 years before being captured and executed by Mehmed II.
A cadet branch of this dynasty ruled the rump Empire of Trebizond for 250 years before being captured and executed by Mehmed II. The last member of this dynasty was Andronicus I, who only ruled for two years before being deposed by Isaac II. More long-lived members included one who was known as "the Beautiful" for his personal piety and one who restored Byzantine suzerainty over Antioch. More famous than John I and Manuel I is this dynasty's father, who after kicking Robert Guiscard out of the Balkans asked Pope Urban II for a little help in handling his Turkish problem. For ten points, indentify this Byzantine dynasty founded by Alexius I the Great.
A cadet branch of this dynasty ruled the rump Empire of Trebizond for 250 years before being captured and executed by Mehmed II.
{Comnenus} or {Comneni} or close equivalents