Byzantine Emperor Michael III

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Byzantine_Emperor_Michael_III
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate January 19, 840
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Michael
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Assassination
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Bardas
gptkb:Basil_I
gptkb:Thekla
gptkbp:deathDate September 23, 867
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Amorian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Theophilos
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byzantine Emperor Michael III
gptkbp:mistress gptkb:Eudokia_Ingerina
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Theodora
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Michael_the_Drunkard
gptkbp:notableAction Restored veneration of icons
Supported missionary work in Slavic lands
Oversaw military campaigns against Arabs and Bulgarians
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:End_of_Byzantine_Iconoclasm
Assassinated by Basil I
Patronage of Cyril and Methodius
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Theophilos
gptkbp:regency gptkb:Theodora
gptkbp:reignEnd 867
gptkbp:reignStart 842
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eudokia_Dekapolitissa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Basil_I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6