Angelos
Ἄγγελος

Angelus
Imperial dynasty
Hyperpyron coin of Emperor Alexios III Angelos (r.1195–1203). The coin depicts him together with Constantine the Great, a novel motif previously unseen in Byzantine coinage.[1]
CountryByzantine Empire
Founded11th century (11th century)
1185 (as Imperial Family)
FounderConstantine Angelos
(founder)
Isaac II Angelos
(first emperor)
Final rulerAlexios IV Angelos
(Byzantine Empire)
Demetrios Angelos Doukas
(Thessalonica)
Thomas Komnenos Doukas
(Epirus)
John II Angelos Doukas
(Thessaly)
Final headXX
Laura Angelo Flavio Comneno
(Italian branch?)
Titles
TraditionsGreek Orthodoxy
DissolutionXX
1756
(Italian branch?)
Deposition1204 (Byzantine Empire)
1246 (Thessalonica)
1318 (Epirus & Thessaly)

The Angelos (pl. Angeloi; Greek: Ἄγγελος, pl. Ἄγγελοι, female version Angelina; Greek: Άγγελίνα), also found in English-language literature as Angelus, was a Byzantine Greek family

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  • "Alexios III Angelos (1195–1203)". Dumbarton Oaks. Retrieved 21 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)