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A random yet tantalizing scenario for all...Alexios Axouch was tried and disgraced for "wizardry" and plotting against Manuel I Komnenos in 1167 OTL, despite being the son in law of Manuel's elder brother, the Co-Emperor and original heir of John II Komnenos Alexios. Though one TL has explored it, a less explored Komnenian POD is one of the simplest: what if Alexios does not die of a random fever while on campaign alongside his father John in 1142? With Alexios becoming emperor instead of Manuel the likelihood of the Empire making more conquests in both Anatolia and the Levant increases substantially (I doubt Alexios II would have been as prone to western misadventures as Manuel).

Furthermore, this opens an interesting imperial succession scenario, at age 36 at time of death, Alexios the Co-Emperor had no sons in 1142, only a daughter, Maria, who was wed to the talented general Alexios Axouch, son himself of John Axouch, Megas Domestikos and closest friend of the Basileus John...

In a scenario where Alexios lives to become heir of John II, would Alexios Axouch have been his heir as his son in law (barring the birth of a son to Alexios II later in life)? Would the Empire have accepted an Axouch as heir? Alexios A was a competent general in Italy dueing the 1150s and 1160s...he certainly seems to have been a talented individual whose career was cut short by the machinations of Manuel's court.
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