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EncyclopediaAndronicus IAndronicus I (Andronicus Comnenus) (ăndrunī'kus komnē'nus) [key], 1120?–1185, Byzantine emperor (1183–85), nephew of John II. He acceded to the throne by strangling his cousin Alexius II. Though notorious in his younger years for his scandalous morals, he was a competent, if cruel, ruler. He took strict measures to protect the peasants against the great landowners, enforced honesty on the tax collectors, and was the terror of corrupt officials. His severity and his failure to stop the rapid advance of William II of Sicily against the capital led to his overthrow and the elevation of Isaac II. Andronicus was tortured to death by the rabble. He was the last of the Comneni to hold the throne of Constantinople. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Andronicus I from Infoplease:
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- William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus, Act II, Scene II - The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey, The fields are fragrant and the woods are green: Uncouple here and let us make a bay And wake the emperor
- William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene II - Thus, in this strange and sad habiliment, I will encounter with Andronicus, And say I am Revenge, sent from below To join with him and right his heino
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