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Birth:          ABT  960 
Death:          AFT 1039 

Notes
revolted in 1022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Dalassene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophylact_Dalassenos
Theophylact Dalassenos (Greek: Te?f??a?t?? ?a?ass????; born before ca. 990 – after 
1039) was a Byzantine aristocrat who occupied a series of senior military positions in 
the 11th century.

Life[edit]

Theophylact was the son of Damian Dalassenos, the first attested member of the 
distinguished Dalassenos aristocratic clan.[1][2] He first appears in 998, when he 
accompanied his father, then holding the post of doux of Antioch, in battle against the 
Fatimids. In the resulting Battle of Apamea Damian was killed and Theophylact, along 
with his brother Constantine, were taken prisoner. They were then sold on to the 
Fatimid general Jaysh al-Samsama for 6,000 gold dinars, spending the next ten years 
in captivity in the Fatimid capital of Cairo.[2][3]

Following his release he continued his military career, but his life is obscure until 
1021/22, by which time, according to Yahya of Antioch, he held the rank of 
protospatharios and droungarios (most likely the post of droungarios tes viglas).[2][3] 
In August 1022, Emperor Basil II (reigned 976–1025) appointed him strategos (military 
governor) of the Anatolic Theme and gave him money to raise troops, with the task of 
suppressing the rebellion of Nikephoros Xiphias and Nikephoros Phokas 
Barytrachelos. In the end, the two rebels fell out and Xiphias had Phokas 
assassinated; as the rebellion collapsed, Dalassenos took Xiphias prisoner and 
brought him for trial to Constantinople.[2][3][4]

From his surviving seals of office, it is known that he further held the rank of the posts 
of katepano of Iberia (likely before 1021), and katepano of Vaspurakan (after 1027).
[3][5] His last post, likely in 1032–34, was that of doux of Antioch, with the ranks of 
anthypatos patrikios and vestes, also attested by a seal.[3][6][7] Emperor Michael IV 
the Paphlagonian (r. 1034–41) however suspected the Dalassenoi of consipring to 
usurp the throne; Theophylact's career therefore probably ended in 1034, and the 
entire family was banished in August 1039.[3][8] Another seal records that he held the 
supreme court rank of magistros as well, but it is unclear whether this was already 
before 1034 or whether he was awarded it after Michael IV's death.[3][8]

Theophylact was most likely the father of Adrianos, the maternal grandfather of Anna 
Dalassene, the mother of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, founder of the Komnenian 
dynasty.[9]

Parents
DALASSENOS Damianus (ABT  940 - 19 Jul  998)
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Siblings
DALASSENOS Theophylactos (ABT  960 - AFT 1039)

Marriage To ----- ----- ()
    m.  

Notes


Children by ----- ----- 
DALASSENOS Adrianos (ABT  980 - AFT 1038)

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