Basileios Megas Komnenos

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b) [BASILEIOS Megas Komnenos (19 Jun 1382-). The Chronicle of Michael Panaretos records that "the son of the emperor lord Alexios, the lord Manuel" had a son "by the lady Eudokia from Iberia" called "Basil after his great grandfather", born 19 Jun 1382[129]. The birth of Emperor Alexios IV is not recorded in the Chronicle of Michael Panaretos. The question arises whether he was the same person as this son Basileios whose birth is recorded in the Chronicle in 1382, and whether he simply changed his baptismal name in later life. There is a precedent for such a name change in the family: the paternal grandfather of the supposed two brothers, Emperor Alexios III, is recorded as having changed his name from Ioannes to Alexios. However, on closer examination the cases are different. Emperor Alexios III shared his original birth name with his disgraced predecessor, Emperor Ioannes III. It is therefore possible that his name change was prompted by a wish to disassociate himself from the earlier emperor. On the other hand, in the case of the son of Emperor Manuel III, there is no apparent reason for his changing from the name of his great-grandfather in order to adopt his grandfather´s name. It should also be noted that Ruy González de Clavijo records that the future Emperor Alexios IV was "about twenty-five years of age" when he visited the Trebizond court in 1404. The estimation is not consistent with Alexios having been born in 1382, although three years is not an excessive amount by which the source could have over-estimated his age. Until further information comes to light, it has been decided to show both sons separately in this document, but with Basileios in square brackets to highlight the issue. Basileios presumably died young, if he was the second son of Emperor Manuel, as no further mention of him has been found in the sources.]