ca. 1045: Birth of Nikephoros Melissenos
prior to 1067: Nikephoros Melissenos is married to Eudokia Komnene
autumn of 1070: Nikephoros Melissenos is captured by the Seljuks
October 1077 - spring of 1078: Nikephoros Melissenos opposes the rebel Nikephoros Botaneiates. Presumable exile of Nikephoros Melissenos to Kos
autumn of 1080: Rebellion of Nikephoros Melissenos in Asia Minor
February 1081: Nikephoros Melissenos is proclaimed emperor in Nicaea. Rebellion of Alexios Komnenos
March - April 1081: Nikephoros Melissenos sends an embassy to Alexios Komnenos. Compromise between the two rebels. Nikephoros Melissenos receives the title of caesar
April 1081: End of the rebellion of Nikephoros Melissenos
1081-1091: Nikephoros Melissenos fights in the various campaigns of Alexios I Komnenos against the Normans and the Pechenegs
1094: Nikephoros Melissenos participates in a family council of the Komnenoi, in which he accuses John Komnenos, the nephew of the emperor, of rebellion
November 17th, 1104: Death of Nikephoros Melissenos