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George Maniakes
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- Zoe Porphyrogenita , Constantine IX Monomachos
- Preceded by
- Synodianos
- Succeeded by
- Pardos
- Monarch
- Michael IV the Paphlagonian
- Born
- c. 998, Macedonia
- Died
- 1043, Near Lake Vegoritida , west of Thessaloniki
- Parent
- Goudelios Maniakes
- Allegiance
- Byzantine Empire
- Years of service
- c. 1030–1043
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of death
- Thessaloniki
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- strategos
- Military rank
- strategos
- Image
- Georgios Maniakes2.jpg
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- Commons category
- George Maniaces
- date of death
- 1043-01-01
- date of birth
- 0998-01-01
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- allegiance
- Byzantine Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
George Maniakes (Greek: Γεώργιος Μανιάκης; Italian: Giorgio Maniace; died 1043) was a Byzantine army general during the 11th century. He was the catepan of Italy in 1042. He is known as Gyrgir in Scandinavian sagas. He is popularly said to have been extremely tall and well built, almost a giant.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “George Maniakes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.