He succeeded to his father's lands because his older brother Michael Komnenos had been abducted and imprisoned in Constantinople. After succeeding his father in or shortly before 1289, Constantine ruled Thessaly and Central Greece from Neopatras. He was assisted by his younger brother Theodore Angelos, who died c. 1300. Early in his reign, Constantine's mother entered into negotiations with the Byzantine Empire and, in exchange for recognizing nominal Byzantine suzerainty, Constantine was invested with the court title of sebastokrat*r.
He succeeded to his father's lands because his older brother Michael Komnenos had been abducted and imprisoned in Constantinople.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
succeed
succeeded
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Plur
land
lands
NOUN
NNS
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Cmp
old
older
ADJ
JJR
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Komnenos
Komnenos
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
abduct
abducted
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
imprison
imprisoned
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Constantinople
Constantinople
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
After succeeding his father in or shortly before 1289, Constantine ruled Thessaly and Central Greece from Neopatras.
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
succeed
succeeding
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
shortly
shortly
ADV
RB
case
before
before
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1289
1289
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Constantine
Constantine
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
rule
ruled
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Thessaly
Thessaly
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
Central
Central
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Greece
Greece
PROPN
NNP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Neopatras
Neopatras
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was assisted by his younger brother Theodore Angelos, who died c. 1300.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
assist
assisted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Cmp
young
younger
ADJ
JJR
obl:agent
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Theodore
Theodore
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Angelos
Angelos
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
advmod
c.
c.
ADV
FW
obj
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1300
1300
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Early in his reign, Constantine's mother entered into negotiations with the Byzantine Empire and, in exchange for recognizing nominal Byzantine suzerainty, Constantine was invested with the court title of sebastokrat*r.
advmod
Degree=Pos
early
Early
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
reign
reign
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Constantine
Constantine
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
enter
entered
VERB
VBD
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
negotiation
negotiations
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Byzantine
Byzantine
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Empire
Empire
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
exchange
exchange
NOUN
NN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
recognize
recognizing
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
nominal
nominal
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Byzantine
Byzantine
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
suzerainty
suzerainty
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Constantine
Constantine
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
invest
invested
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
court
court
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
sebastokrat*r
sebastokrat*r
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.