Alexios Raoul (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Ῥαούλ; died c. 1258) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general of the Empire of Nicaea.
After the conclusion of a peace treaty, Alexios apparently remained in Europe along with the future emperor Michael Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282) at Vodena, guarding the approaches to Thessalonica.
Theodore sought to reduce the nobility's power and influence, and favoured men of humble origin, whom he appointed to the highest state offices.
Furthermore, Theodore married one of Raoul's daughters to George's brother Andronikos Mouzalon, an act regarded as insulting, given the groom's origin.
[5][8] Consequently, the family actively supported the murder of the Mouzalon brothers in 1258, following Theodore II's death, and the subsequent usurpation of Michael VIII Palaiologos (r.