George Palaiologos Doukas Komnenos (; –1167/68) was a high-ranking Byzantine aristocrat and diplomat of the 12th century. A kinsman of the ruling Komnenos dynasty, George Palaiologos held the rank of sebastos and the office of megas hetaireiarches. His son Alexios was briefly heir-apparent to Emperor Alexios III Angelos, and his great-grandson Michael VIII Palaiologos founded the Palaiologan dynasty of Byzantine emperors.

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Occupation: diplomat, hetaireiarches, politician
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Born: 1125, 1125
Died: 1167, 1168

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Occupation: diplomat, hetaireiarches, politician
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Born: 1125, 1125
Died: 1167, 1168