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The Aggelos family (/ ˈændʒəloʊs/; Greek : Ἄγγελος), feminine form Aggelina (Ἀγγελίνα), plural Aggeloi (Ἄγγελοι), was a Byzantine Greek noble lineage which rose to prominence through the marriage of its founder, Constantine Angelos , with Theodora Komnene , the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos .
As imperial relatives, the Angeloi held various high titles and military commands under Emperor Manuel I Komnenos .
In 1185, following a revolt against Andronikos I Komnenos , Isaac II Angelos (left side) rose to the throne. Although his initial good ruling his brother Alexios III Aggelos (right side) came to throne after deposing, blinding and imprisoning his younger brother Isaac II Angelos . The most significant event of his reign was the attack of the Fourth Crusade on Constantinople in 1203, on behalf of Alexios IV Angelos . Alexios III took over the defence of the city, which he mismanaged, and then fled the city at night with one of his three daughters. From Adrianople , and then Mosynopolis , he attempted unsuccessfully to rally his supporters, only to end up a captive of Marquis Boniface of Montferrat . He was ransomed, sent to Asia Minor where he plotted against his son-in-law Theodore Laskaris , but was eventually captured and spent his last days confined to the Monastery of Hyakinthos in Nicaea , where he died.. The son of Issakios II Aggelos, Alexios IV Agelos ruled until 1204. The period was marked by the decline and fragmentation of the Byzantine Empire, culminating in its dissolution by the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

Description
The Aggelos family (/ ˈændʒəloʊs/; Greek : Ἄγγελος), feminine form Aggelina (Ἀγγελίνα), plural Aggeloi (Ἄγγελοι), was a Byzantine Greek noble lineage which rose to prominence through the marriage of its founder, Constantine Angelos , with Theodora Komnene , the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos .
As imperial relatives, the Angeloi held various high titles and military commands under Emperor Manuel I Komnenos .
In 1185, following a revolt against Andronikos I Komnenos , Isaac II Angelos (left side) rose to the throne. Although his initial good ruling his brother Alexios III Aggelos (right side) came to throne after deposing, blinding and imprisoning his younger brother Isaac II Angelos . The most significant event of his reign was the attack of the Fourth Crusade on Constantinople in 1203, on behalf of Alexios IV Angelos . Alexios III took over the defence of the city, which he mismanaged, and then fled the city at night with one of his three daughters. From Adrianople , and then Mosynopolis , he attempted unsuccessfully to rally his supporters, only to end up a captive of Marquis Boniface of Montferrat . He was ransomed, sent to Asia Minor where he plotted against his son-in-law Theodore Laskaris , but was eventually captured and spent his last days confined to the Monastery of Hyakinthos in Nicaea , where he died.. The son of Issakios II Aggelos, Alexios IV Agelos ruled until 1204. The period was marked by the decline and fragmentation of the Byzantine Empire, culminating in its dissolution by the Fourth Crusade in 1204.