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The following is a list of emperors of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
 belonging to the Macedonian dynasty (also known as the Armenian Dynasty), of Greek
Greeks

The Greeks , also known as Hellenes, are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions, who can also be found in Greek diaspora communities around the world....
 and Armenian
Armenians

The Armenians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands. A large concentration of them has remained there, especially in Armenia, but many of them are also scattered elsewhere throughout the world ....
 descent, which is associated with the Macedonian Renaissance
Macedonian Renaissance

Macedonian Renaissance is a label sometimes used to describe the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire , especially the 10th century, which some scholars have seen as a time of increased interest in classical scholarship and the assimilation of classical motifs into Christian themes....
. (The province of Byzantine Macedonia (theme) was actually in the region of Thrace
Thrace

Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. Today the name Thrace designates a region spread over southern Bulgaria , northeastern Greece , and European Turkey ....
. It had no relation with the geographical region of Macedonia
Macedonia

Macedonia may refer to:...
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The following is a list of emperors of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
 belonging to the Macedonian dynasty (also known as the Armenian Dynasty), of Greek
Greeks

The Greeks , also known as Hellenes, are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions, who can also be found in Greek diaspora communities around the world....
 and Armenian
Armenians

The Armenians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands. A large concentration of them has remained there, especially in Armenia, but many of them are also scattered elsewhere throughout the world ....
 descent, which is associated with the Macedonian Renaissance
Macedonian Renaissance

Macedonian Renaissance is a label sometimes used to describe the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire , especially the 10th century, which some scholars have seen as a time of increased interest in classical scholarship and the assimilation of classical motifs into Christian themes....
. (The province of Byzantine Macedonia (theme) was actually in the region of Thrace
Thrace

Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. Today the name Thrace designates a region spread over southern Bulgaria , northeastern Greece , and European Turkey ....
. It had no relation with the geographical region of Macedonia
Macedonia

Macedonia may refer to:...
)

  • Basil I
    Basil I

    Basil I, called the Macedonian was a Byzantine Empire. He was perceived by Byzantines as one of their greatest emperors, the founder of one the most splendid imperial dynasties of Byzantium, the Macedonian dynasty , and the initiator of a Macedonian Renaissance of Byzantine art....
     the Macedonian (?as??e??? ?') (811 - 886, ruled 867 - 886) - married the Varangian Eudokia Ingerina
    Eudokia Ingerina

    Eudokia Ingerina or Eudocia Ingerina was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Basil I the Macedonian, the mistress of his predecessor Michael III, and the mother to both the Emperors Leo VI the Wise and Alexander, Byzantine Emperor and Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople....
    , mistress of Michael III
    Michael III

    Michael III the Drunkard , , Byzantine Emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Phrygian Dynasty....
    ; died in hunting accident (Origin: Armenia
    Armenia

    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
    n, born in Thema Makedonikon)
  • Leo VI the Wise
    Leo VI the Wise

    Leo VI "the Wise" or "the Philosopher" , was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912 during one of the most brilliant periods of the state's history...
     (???? S?' ? S?f??) (866 - 912, ruled 886 - 912) – son of Eudokia Ingerina, legal son and heir of Basil I; possibly the natural son of Michael III
  • Alexander (????a?d??? t?? ???a?t???) (870 - 913, ruled 912 - 913) – son of Basil I, regent for nephew
  • Constantine VII
    Constantine VII

    Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born" , was the son of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI the Wise and his fourth wife Zoe Karbonopsina....
     the Purple-born (???sta?t???? ?' ? ???f????????t??) (905-959, ruled 913 - 959) – son of Leo VI
  • Romanos I
    Romanos I

    Romanos I Lekapenos or Romanus I Lecapenus was Byzantine Emperor from 920 until his deposition on December 16, 944....
     Lekapenos (??µa??? ?' ? ?e?ap????) (870 - 948, ruled 919 - 944) – father-in-law of Constantine VII; coemperor, deposed by his sons and entered monastery (Origin: Armenia
    Armenia

    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
    n)
  • Romanos II
    Romanos II

    Romanos II or Romanus II was a Byzantine emperor. He succeeded his father Constantine VII in 959 at the age of twenty-one, and died suddenly in 963....
     the Purple-born (??µa??? ?' ? ???f????????t??) (939 - 963, ruled 959 - 963) – son of Constantine VII
  • Nikephoros II
    Nikephoros II

    Nikephoros II Phokas, Latinization Nicephorus II Phocas , was a Byzantine Emperor of Armenian descent whose brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of Byzantine Empire in the tenth century....
     Phocas (????f???? ?' F???? ? ????f???? ?' ? F????) (912 - 969, ruled 963 - 969) – Strategos; married Romanus II's widow, regent for Basil; assassinated (Origin: Cappadocian)
  • John I Tzimiskes
    John I Tzimiskes

    John I Tzimiskes or Tzimisces, was Byzantine Emperor from December 11, 969 to January 10, 976. A brilliant and intuitive general, John's short reign saw the expansion of the empire's borders and the strengthening of Byzantium itself....
     (??????? ?' ???????a? ? ?s?µ?s???) (925 - 976, ruled 969 - 976) – brother-in-law of Romanus II, lover of Nicephorus's wife but banned from marriage, regent for Basil (Origin: Armenia
    Armenia

    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
    n)
  • Basil II
    Basil II

    Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer , also known as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from January 10 976 to December 15, 1025....
     the Bulgar-slayer (?as??e??? ?' ? ?????a???t????) (958 - 1025, ruled 976 - 1025) – son of Romanus II (Origin: Armenia
    Armenia

    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
    n)
  • Constantine VIII
    Constantine VIII

    Constantine VIII , was Byzantine emperor from December 15, 1025, until his death. He was the son of the Emperor Romanos II and Theophano , and the younger brother of the eminent Basil II, who died childless and thus left the rule of the Byzantine Empire in his hands....
     (???sta?t???? ?')(960-1028, ruled 1025 - 1028) – son of Romanus II; silent co-emperor with Basil II
  • Zoe I
    Zoe (empress)

    Zoe , was Empress of the Byzantine Empire with co-rulers November 15, 1028–1050, and senior reigning Empress from April 19 to June 11, 1042....
     (??? ?') (c. 978 - 1050, ruled 1028 - 1050) – daughter of Constantine VIII
  • Romanos III
    Romanos III

    Romanos III Argyros or Romanus III Argyrus , was Byzantine emperor . His last name is Greek for "silver"....
     Argyros (??µa??? G' ? ???????) (968 - 1034, ruled 1028 - 1034) – eparch of Constantinople; Zoe's first husband, arranged by Constantine VIII; murdered
  • Michael IV the Paphlagonian
    Michael IV the Paphlagonian

    Michael IV the Paphlagonian , , was Byzantine emperor from April 11, 1034 to December 10, 1041. He owed his elevation to Empress Zoe of Byzantium, daughter of Emperor Constantine VIII and wife of Romanos III Argyros....
     (???a?? ?' ? ?af?a???) (1010 - 1041, ruled 1034 - 1041) – Zoe's second husband
  • Michael V
    Michael V

    Michael V "the Caulker" or Kalaphates , , was Byzantine emperor for 4 months in 1041–1042, as the nephew and successor of Michael IV the Paphlagonian and the adoptive son of his wife, the Zoe ....
     the Caulker (???a?? ?' ? ?a?af?t??) (1015 - 1042, ruled 1041 - 1042) – Michael IV's nephew, Zoe's adopted son
  • Theodora
    Theodora (11th century)

    Theodora was a Byzantine emperor. She was co-empress from 1042 and from January 11, 1055 to after August 31, 1056 actively ruled the Eastern Roman Empire or, the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages that often is described as the Byzantine Empire....
     (Te?d??a) (980 - 1056, ruled 1042) – daughter of Constantine VIII, coempress with Zoe
  • Constantine IX Monomachos (???sta?t???? T' ? ????µ????) (1000 - 1055, ruled 1042 - 1055) – Zoe's third husband
  • Theodora
    Theodora (11th century)

    Theodora was a Byzantine emperor. She was co-empress from 1042 and from January 11, 1055 to after August 31, 1056 actively ruled the Eastern Roman Empire or, the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages that often is described as the Byzantine Empire....
     (Te?d??a) (ruled 1055 - 1056) – restored


Non-dynastic

  • Michael VI
    Michael VI

    Michael VI Bringas , called Stratiotikos or Stratioticus or Gerontas , was Byzantine emperor from 1056 to 1057.Apparently a relative of the powerful courtier Joseph Bringas , Michael Bringas was an elderly patrician and a member of the court bureaucracy who had served as military minister ....
     (???a?? S?' ? St?at??t????) (ruled 1056 - 1057) – chosen by Theodora; deposed and entered monastery


See also

  • Byzantium under the Macedonians
    Byzantium under the Macedonians

    The Byzantine Empire reached its height under the Macedonian dynasty emperors of the late 9th, 10th, and early 11th centuries, when it gained control over the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy, and all of the territory of the tsar Samuil of Bulgaria....