Constantine Doranites

Constantine Doranites (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δωρανίτης), was a Trapezuntine aristocrat and military leader in the Empire of Trebizond.

His actions after this defeat are not clear until 1341/2 when he fled to Constantinople with Niketas Scholares and Gregory Meitzomates.

There they recruited John Megas Komnenos to return to Trebizond, where he was crowned emperor in September 1342.

[1] In 1344, at the accession of Emperor Michael Megas Komnenos, he was granted the dignity of protovestiarios.

[2] In 1351 he was the kephalatikeuon (provincial governor) of the Limnia,[2] and revolted against Alexios III Megas Komnenos without any success.