Son of Alexius I, John the Beautiful built on his father's accomplishments in restoring imperial prestige. He attempted to break Venetian trading dominance by refusing to renew his father's concessions, but without an imperial navy and facing spiraling costs, the resulting conflict proved not worth fighting.
Also known as: John the Beautiful · John II
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Episode 15 (2 mentions)
Son of Alexius I, John the Beautiful built on his father's accomplishments in restoring imperial prestige. He attempted to break Venetian trading dominance by refusing to renew his father's concessions, but without an imperial navy and facing spiraling costs, the resulting conflict proved not worth fighting.
“Alexius' successors, his son John the Beautiful and his grandson Manuel, had built on those accomplishments,”
“John the Beautiful had tried to break their power by refusing point-blank to renew his father's concessions,”
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