Alexius is the
Latinized form of the given name Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος, polytonic , "defender", cf.
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
), especially common in the later
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...
. The female form is
Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variants such as
Alessia
Alessia is an Italian given name, the feminine form of the male given name Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Italian girls born in 2006. The name may mean ...
(the masculine form of which is
Alessio) in Italian.
The name belongs to the most ancient attested Greek names (a-re-ke-se-u in the
Linear B tablets KN Df 1229 and MY Fu 718).
Rulers
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Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός, 1057 – 15 August 1118; Latinized Alexius I Comnenus) was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. Although he was not the first emperor of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during ...
(1048–1118), Byzantine emperor
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Alexios II Komnenos
Alexios II Komnenos ( gkm, Αλέξιος Β' Κομνηνός; 14 September 1169, p. 383September 1183), Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his sho ...
(1167–1183), Byzantine emperor
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Alexios III, Byzantine emperor
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Alexios IV
Alexios IV Angelos or Alexius IV Angelus ( el, Ἀλέξιος Ἄγγελος) (c. 1182 – February 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from August 1203 to January 1204. He was the son of Emperor Isaac II Angelos and his first wife, an unknown Palaio ...
, Byzantine emperor
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Alexios V Doukas, Byzantine emperor
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Alexios I of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond
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Alexios II of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond
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Alexios III of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond
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Alexios IV of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond
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Alexios V of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond
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Alexius Mikhailovich
Aleksey Mikhaylovich ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ; – ) was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. While finding success in foreign affairs, his reign saw several wars ...
(1629–1676), Tsar of Russia
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Alexius Petrovich (1690–1718), Russian tsarevich
Religious figures
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Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1354–1378)
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Patriarch Alexius I of Constantinople (1025–1043)
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Alexius (c. 1425–1488), Russian archpriest who converted to Judaism
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Patriarch Alexius I of Moscow and All Russia (r. 1945–1970)
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Patriarch Alexius II of Moscow and All Russia (r. 1990–2008)
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Alexius of Nicaea, metropolitan bishop
* Saint
Alexius of Rome, fifth-century eastern saint
* Alexius, a monk and saint of Kiev - see
Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev
Other
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Alexios Apokaukos
Alexios Apokaukos ( el, ; died 11 June 1345), also Latinized as Alexius Apocaucus, was a leading Byzantine statesman and high-ranking military officer ('' megas doux'') during the reigns of emperors Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328–1341) ...
, Byzantine statesman
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Alexios Aspietes, Byzantine governor
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Alexios Branas, Byzantine general
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Alexios Halebian, American tennis player
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Alexius Meinong
Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim (17 July 1853 – 27 November 1920) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology. He also made contributions to philosophy of mind and theory of value.
Life
Alexius Meinon ...
, Austrian philosopher
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Alexios Mosele (Caesar), Byzantine heir-apparent
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Alexios Palaiologos (despot), Byzantine heir-apparent
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Alexios Philanthropenos, Byzantine general
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Alexios Raoul (protovestiarios), Byzantine general
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Alexios Strategopoulos, Byzantine general
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Alexios Xiphias, Byzantine Catepan of Italy
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Alexios (Assassin's Creed)
Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος) and Kassandra ( el, Κασσάνδρα) are two interconnected fictional characters in Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise, first appearing as the player characters of the 2018 video game ''Assassin's ...
, a fictional character in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''
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