Alexios Mosele

Who is Alexios Mosele?

Alexios Mosele or Musele/Mousele was a Byzantine aristocrat and general, chosen by Emperor Theophilos for a time as his heir, betrothed to his daughter Maria and raised to the supreme dignity of Caesar. He campaigned in the Balkans, recovering territory from the Slavs, and fought with some success in Sicily against the Arabs. Recalled to Constantinople on suspicion of plotting to usurp the Byzantine throne, he was imprisoned but later pardoned and allowed to retire to a monastery, where he spent the remainder of his days.