- Macedonian dynasty
The following is a list of emperors of the
Byzantine Empire belonging to the Macedonian dynasty (also known as the Armenian Dynasty [Chahin, Mack. "The Kingdom of Armenia: A History". London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2001, p. 232 ISBN 0-7007-1452-9] ), of Armenian and Greek descent, which is associated with theMacedonian Renaissance . (The province of ByzantineMacedonia (theme) was actually in the region ofThrace . It had no relation with the geographical region ofMacedonia )*
Basil I the Macedonian (Βασίλειος Α') (811 -886 , ruled867 -886 ) - married theVarangian Eudokia Ingerina , mistress ofMichael III ; died in hunting accident (Origin:Armenia n, born in Thema Makedonikon)
*Leo VI the Wise (Λέων ΣΤ' ο Σοφός) (866 -912 , ruled886 -912 ) – son of Eudokia Ingerina, legal son and heir of Basil I; possibly the natural son of Michael III
*Alexander (Αλέξανδρος του Βυζαντίου) (870 -913 , ruled912 -913 ) – son of Basil I, regent for nephew
*Constantine VII the Purple-born (Κωνσταντίνος Ζ' ο Πορφυρογέννητος) (905 -959 , ruled913 -959 ) – son of Leo VI
*Romanos I Lekapenos (Ρωμανός Α' ο Λεκαπηνός) (870 -948 , ruled919 -944 ) – father-in-law of Constantine VII; coemperor, deposed by his sons and entered monastery (Origin:Armenia n)
*Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος) (939 -963 , ruled959 -963 ) – son of Constantine VII
*Nikephoros II Phocas (Νικηφόρος Β' Φωκάς ή Νικηφόρος Β' ο Φωκάς) (912 -969 , ruled963 -969 ) – Strategos; married Romanus II's widow, regent for Basil; assassinated (Origin:Cappadocian )
*John I Tzimiskes (Ιωάννης Α' Κουρκούας ο Τσιμισκής) (925 -976 , ruled969 -976 ) – brother-in-law of Romanus II, lover of Nicephorus's wife but banned from marriage, regent for Basil (Origin:Armenia n)
*Basil II the Bulgar-slayer (Βασίλειος Β' ο Βουλγαροκτόνος) (958 -1025 , ruled976 -1025 ) – son of Romanus II (Origin:Armenia n)
*Constantine VIII (Κωνσταντίνος Η')(960 -1028 , ruled1025 -1028 ) – son of Romanus II; silent co-emperor with Basil II
*Zoe I (Ζωή Α') (c.978 -1050 , ruled1028 -1050 ) – daughter of Constantine VIII
*Romanos III Argyros (Ρωμανός Γ' ο Αργυρός) (968 -1034 , ruled1028 -1034 ) – eparch of Constantinople; Zoe's first husband, arranged by Constantine VIII; murdered
*Michael IV the Paphlagonian (Μιχαήλ Δ' ο Παφλαγών) (1010 -1041 , ruled1034 -1041 ) – Zoe's second husband
*Michael V the Caulker (Μιχαήλ Ε' ο Καλαφάτης) (1015 -1042 , ruled1041 -1042 ) – Michael IV's nephew, Zoe's adopted son
*Theodora (Θεοδώρα) (980 -1056 , ruled1042 ) – daughter of Constantine VIII, coempress with Zoe
*Constantine IX Monomachos (Κωνσταντίνος Θ' ο Μονομάχος) (1000 -1055 , ruled1042 -1055 ) – Zoe's third husband
*Theodora (Θεοδώρα) (ruled1055 -1056 ) – restoredNon-dynastic
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Michael VI (Μιχαήλ ΣΤ' ο Στρατιωτικός) (ruled1056 -1057 ) – chosen by Theodora; deposed and entered monasterySee also
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Byzantium under the Macedonians References
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