wife, whom he married in 1395, was Anna Philanthropene of the Byzantine Doukas family. By Gulkhan-Eudokia, he had at least one son: Alexios, who succeeded him as Emperor According to Thierry Ganchou, Manuel had one son by his second wife Anna. Ganchou identifies him as the otherwise nameless Komnenos whom George Sphrantzes mentions in his history. This Komnenos had been the previous owner of the stallion Sphrantzes rode while campaigning in the Morea in 1429, and who married Eudokia the daughter of Manuel Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, but died before the couple could have children. Notes Further reading The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991. 14th-century emperors of Trebizond 15th-century emperors of Trebizond Grand Komnenos dynasty 1364 births 1417 deaths Eastern Orthodox monarchs