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Prōtostratōr (Gr****: πρωτοστράτωρ) was a
Byzantine court office,
originating as the
imperial stable master. Its
proximity to the
imperial person led to...
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right of his own position, and
appointed Giustiniani to the rank of
Protostrator. This
placed him as the
leader of the city's defense, and
while it is...
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Emperor Theodore II
Laskaris (r. 1254–58), who
promoted him to the rank of
prōtostratōr in 1255, from the rank of
megas primikērios. He died soon
after Theodore's...
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Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) and a
senior military figure, with the rank of
protostrator,
during Alexios's reign. His life is only
known through the
Alexiad of...
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served as a
senior military commander in the Balkans, with the rank of
protostrator, from 1185/86
until 1199. For
Isaac II he
fought against the
Norman invaders...
- died in 1142. An
experienced soldier,
Alexios was
awarded the rank of
protostrator and parti****ted in
several military campaigns during the
middle reign...
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reign of
Michael I
Rangabe (ruled 811–813), when he held the post of
protostrator (head of the
imperial stables). At the time, he must
still have been...
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Magister militum Domestic of the
Schools Grand Domestic Stratopedarches Protostrator Byzantine navy: Gr**** fire
Dromon Admirals (Droungarios of the Fleet...
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ranking sixth after the emperor,
between the
protovestiarios and the
protostrator. As such, it was also
sometimes conferred upon
foreigners in imperial...
- was a
Byzantine nobleman and
distinguished admiral, with the rank of
protostrator and
later megas doux,
during the
reign of
Michael VIII
Palaiologos (r...
