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Name:  Alexios IV of Trebizond
Brief biography:  Emperor of Trebizond 1417-1429.
Nationality:  Byzantine
Occupation:  Emperor
Period of rule:  1417-1429
Date of death:  1429
Place of death:  Trebizond

Alexios became emperor of Trebizond on the death of his father, Manouel III, in 1417. His reign was mainly preoccupied with placating his larger neighbours through marriage alliances and tribute. He was murdered in 1429, and succeeded by his son, John IV.

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