Family
His first marriage (his wife's name is unknown) produced two sons:
- Isaac Angelos, who married the daughter of Alexios Branas
- Alexios Doukas Komnenos Angelos
His second marriage was to a distant relative, Zoe Doukaina, a granddaughter of Isaac Komnenos, the son of Emperor John II Komnenos. They had three sons:
- Theodore Komnenos Doukas, who succeeded his half-brother Michael as ruler of Epirus
- Manuel Komnenos Doukas, who succeeded Theodore as ruler of Thessalonica
- Constantine Komnenos Doukas, who succeeded Theodore as ruler of Acarnania
He had three daughters, none of whose names is known for certain.
- A daughter, who married Mateo Orsini, count of Cephalonia; their son Riccardo was count of Cephalonia from 1260 to 1304.
- Another daughter married Michael Kantakouzenos, who, with Theodore Branas, John Petraliphas and others, conspired to overthrow Isaac II and to bring Alexios III Angelos to power in 1195.
He also had an illegitimate son by an unnamed mistress:
- Michael I Komnenos Doukas, born c. 1170, founder and first ruler of the Despotate of Epirus
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