death. Maria Komnene Doukaina, who married Constantine Maliasenos. Michael II Komnenos Doukas, an illegitimate son who succeeded as ruler of Epirus in 1230 until his death ca. 1268. He is the first Epirote ruler to have borne the title of despotes. References Sources Further reading 1170s births 1215 deaths 12th-century Byzantine people 13th-century Byzantine people 13th-century despots of Epirus Byzantine defectors Byzantine governors Byzantine rebels Byzantine people of the Crusades Eastern Orthodox monarchs Komnenodoukas dynasty 13th-century rulers in Europe