Alexios Tzamplakon ( Greek : Ἀλέξιος Τζαμπλάκων , fl. 1317–1332 ) was a Byzantine aristocrat and high official.
4-404: Tzamplakon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexios Tzamplakon ( fl. 1317–1332 ), Byzantine aristocrat Asomatianos Tzamplakon ( fl. 1348–1349 ), Byzantine aristocrat Demetrios Tzamplakon ( fl. 1345–1366/67 ), Byzantine aristocrat [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
8-568: The civil war between Andronikos II and his grandson Andronikos III (r. 1328–1341), Tzamplakon initially sided with the elder Andronikos, but in 1327 changed sides, and was rewarded with a promotion to megas papias and the governorship of Zichne . In July 1331/1332, Tzamplakon commanded the Byzantine army's left wing in the defeat at Rhosokastron against the Bulgarians . In November 1332, in his last known act as megas papias , he co-signed
12-596: The surname Tzamplakon . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tzamplakon&oldid=1182160844 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Alexios Tzamplakon The Tzamplakones were an important and wealthy aristocratic family attested since
16-557: The mid-13th century, when one of its members achieved the high military rank of Domestic of the Schools . Alexios was this man's son. He is first attested in 1317, in the service of Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328). He is then mentioned in 1326, when he held the dignity of megas tzaousios and the post of governor ( kephale ) of the city of Serres and the region of Popolia south of Mount Pangaion in Macedonia . In
#553446