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as his seat, and sent to deal with the Serbs, who had continued periodically attacking
Byzantine holdings in Macedonia and Albania since 1282. As recently as 1296, they had conquered Dyrrhachion. Despite his great military experience and his disposing of a relatively strong army, Glabas was unable to
579:
Glabas married Maria
Doukaina Komnene Branaina Palaiologina. They had one daughter, whose name is not documented. She married Andronikos Komnenos Branas Doukas Angelos. After Glabas' death, his wife became a nun with the name Martha.
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claims that his military experience made the other generals "look like children". Philes also records that he had written a now lost treatise on "various military topics", one of the last attested examples in the long tradition of
562:
cycle celebrating his military exploits, described by Philes. Glabas and his wife funded several other churches from their wealth: in 1302/3 they had also sponsored the restoration of a chapel to St. Euthymius in the
1034:
515:
and
Mesembria, rebuilt Anchialos and forced the Bulgarians to withdraw behind the Balkan Mountains. At this juncture, however, he fell ill and returned to Constantinople, while the co-emperor
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make any headway as the Serbs relied on guerrilla tactics and refused a pitched battle. Consequently, he advised
Emperor Andronikos II to conclude a peace agreement with
971:
542:
It is not known when Glabas died, but it was probably sometime between 1305 and 1308. Before his death, he became a monk. He was buried by his widow in a small
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he is said to have built or rebuilt fifteen fortresses in Thrace. In 1304, Glabas was dispatched to counter a
Bulgarian invasion under Tsar
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auxiliaries. Although the
Tartars raided Serbia, the Serbs were still able to conquer much of northern Macedonia, including
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on the throne. Upon hearing this, Emperor
Michael VIII sent Glabas at the head of an army to put the exiled prince
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477:). This led to the treaty of 1299 between the two states, sealed through the marriage of Andronikos II's daughter
891:
346:
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Michael Doukas Glabas
Tarchaneiotes has often been confused, including in relatively modern studies, with the
608:) who was killed in 1283. Glabas was remembered by his contemporaries as an excellent soldier: the historian
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and the
Atheniotissa Church in Constantinople, where he also funded the construction of a hospice.
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Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest
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The Pammakaristos Church, which Glabas restored and where he was later buried, as it is today.
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to Stephen Uroš. After his lacklustre performance in Macedonia, Glabas returned east, and in
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In 1297/8, Glabas was named as the governor of the western part of the Empire, with
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Constantinople and the Latins: The Foreign Policy of Andronicus II, 1282–1328
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He re-appears in 1278–79, leading another campaign against Bulgaria, where a
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333:, which he besieged but failed to take. Eventually, however, with aid from
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on the Bulgarian throne. Glabas managed to capture the Bulgarian capital,
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195:. He is also notable as the patron of several churches, most notably the
439:(12th) from 1282, and finally, sometime between 1297 and 1304 (probably
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357:
337:, Ivaylo managed to defeat and drive back the Byzantines. In 1282, the
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559:
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314:
646:, "Glabas, Michael Tarchaneiotes" (A. M. Talbot, A. Cutler), p. 852.
797:, "Pammakaristos, Church of Hagia Maria" (C. Mango), pp. 1567–1568.
329:, and their son Michael. He then pursued Ivaylo to the fortress of
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and the Black Sea coast. Glabas had some success: according to a
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in Thessalonica, as well as the Prisklabetza Monastery at
554:, which he and his wife had restored and handed over to
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558:in 1293. The church was possibly decorated with a
367:Sometime between 1284 and 1291 Glabas was sent to
499:), which took several forts and cities along the
163:aristocrat and general. He served under emperors
1035:Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
924:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
415:of the court (33rd in the hierarchy), he became
295:Map of the Byzantine Empire and its neighbours
972:Prosopographisches Lexikon der Palaiologenzeit
234:, when he was assigned to capture the city of
220:Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes was born
8:
677:, 27504. Ταρχανειώτης, Μιχαὴλ ∆ούκας Γλαβᾶς.
127:Maria Doukaina Komnene Branaina Palaiologina
387:. Later, possibly in 1292, he defeated the
325:, where he seized Ivaylo's Byzantine wife,
393:Theodore, younger brother of the ruler of
22:
1075:13th-century Byzantine military personnel
1010:14th-century Byzantine military personnel
830:
770:
341:invaded Byzantine territory in northern
734:
625:
356:), sent Glabas against them with 4,000
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134:Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes
27:Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes
966:Ταρχανειώτης, Μιχαὴλ ∆ούκας Γλαβᾶς
921:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
401:, and unsuccessfully besieged the
14:
148:Μιχαὴλ Δοῦκας Γλαβᾶς Ταρχανειώτης
264:he defeated a Bulgarian army at
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1045:Medieval Greek military writers
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643:
603:
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458:had become an honorific post).
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1040:13th-century Byzantine writers
371:, where he fought against the
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1070:14th-century Byzantine monks
227:, and is first mentioned in
159:– after 1304) was a notable
138:Michael Tarchaneiotes Glabas
749:, pp. 94–95 (note 27).
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965:
846:Bartusis, Mark C. (1997).
615:Byzantine military manuals
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15:
347:Andronikos II Palaiologos
169:Andronikos II Palaiologos
145:
599:Michael VIII Palaiologos
207:), where he was buried.
165:Michael VIII Palaiologos
114:Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
16:Not to be confused with
809:, p. 81 (note 98).
725:, p. 94 (note 27).
565:Church of St. Demetrius
530:Monastic life and death
345:, and the new emperor,
242:coast from the deposed
177:Second Bulgarian Empire
175:, fighting against the
1030:Eastern Orthodox monks
539:
517:Michael IX Palaiologos
302:
118:Byzantine–Serbian wars
595:Michael Tarchaneiotes
537:
294:
84:Years of service
49:between 1305 and 1308
18:Michael Tarchaneiotes
1025:Tarchaneiotes family
892:Fine, John V. A. Jr.
548:Pammakaristos Church
197:Pammakaristos Church
59:Pammakaristos Church
1060:Megaloi konostauloi
1020:Byzantine governors
785:, pp. 160–161.
689:, pp. 195–198.
610:Nikephoros Gregoras
526:) assumed command.
193:Despotate of Epirus
1015:Byzantine generals
940:Laiou, Angeliki E.
916:Kazhdan, Alexander
868:Cavallo, Guglielmo
540:
507:by the court poet
490:Theodore Svetoslav
399:Constantine Doukas
303:
761:, pp. 94–97.
675:Trapp et al. 1991
436:megas konostaulos
307:successful revolt
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501:Balkan Mountains
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497: 1300–1322
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475: 1282–1321
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455:megas domestikos
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433:(15th) by 1282,
427:(19th) in 1262,
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354: 1282–1328
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311:Constantine Tikh
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468:Stephen Uroš II
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216:Military career
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511:, he retook
463:Thessalonica
460:
453:
449:protostrator
447:
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428:
424:kouropalates
422:
418:megas papias
416:
412:primmikerios
410:
388:
366:
304:
268:, fortified
219:
137:
133:
132:
103:protostrator
101:
377:Dyrrhachion
313:had placed
300: 1265
274:Agathopolis
262: 1263
225: 1235
157: 1235
91: 1260
40: 1235
994:Categories
819:Laiou 1972
807:Laiou 1972
783:Laiou 1972
759:Laiou 1972
747:Laiou 1972
723:Laiou 1972
711:Laiou 1972
621:References
584:Assessment
335:Nogai Khan
248:Mitso Asen
66:Allegiance
1065:Pinkernai
894:(1994) .
699:Fine 1994
687:Fine 1994
505:panegyric
430:pinkernes
405:capital,
343:Macedonia
286:Anchialos
278:Sozopolis
244:Bulgarian
240:Black Sea
236:Mesembria
161:Byzantine
124:Spouse(s)
942:(1972).
870:(1997).
479:Simonida
421:(22nd),
407:Ioannina
395:Thessaly
373:Angevins
331:Silistra
282:Debeltos
205:Istanbul
191:and the
185:Angevins
840:Sources
546:in the
403:Epirote
369:Albania
323:Tarnovo
238:on the
173:Balkans
171:in the
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880:
856:
575:Family
569:Prilep
560:fresco
544:chapel
385:Kanina
362:Skopje
358:Tartar
315:Ivaylo
270:Brysis
257:). In
203:(mod.
189:Naples
183:, the
181:Serbia
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54:Buried
381:Kruja
339:Serbs
327:Maria
266:Bizye
246:tsar
142:Greek
93:–1304
977:ISBN
950:ISBN
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854:ISBN
383:and
284:and
211:Life
167:and
110:Wars
98:Rank
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