Manuel Doukas

Manuel Doukas
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Billon trachy coin of Manuel as ruler of Thessalonica
Emperor of Thessalonica
Claimant Byzantine Emperor
Reign1230–1237
PredecessorTheodore Komnenos Doukas
SuccessorJohn Komnenos Doukas
Ruler of Thessaly
Reign1239–1241
PredecessorJohn Komnenos Doukas
as Emperor of Thessalonica
SuccessorMichael II Komnenos Doukas
as Despot of Epirus
Bornc. 1187
Diedc. 1241
SpouseJefimija Nemanjić (1st)
Maria Asen (2nd)
IssueHelena
FamilyKomnenodoukai
DynastyKomnenodoukas branch of the Angelos dynasty
FatherJohn Doukas

Manuel Komnenos Doukas, Latinized as Ducas (Greek: Μανουήλ Κομνηνός Δούκας, Manouēl Komnēnos Doukas; c. 1187 – c. 1241), commonly simply Manuel Doukas (Μανουήλ Δούκας) and rarely also called Manuel Angelos (Μανουήλ Ἄγγελος), was ruler of Thessalonica from 1230 to 1237 and, after his expulsion from Thessalonica, of Thessaly from 1239 until his death in c. 1241.