Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos

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Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos was a 10th-century Byzantine emperor renowned as a scholar-emperor and author of important works on imperial administration and court ceremony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
medieval writer
scholar-emperor
associatedWith Macedonian Renaissance
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
birthDate 905
birthName Constantine Porphyrogennetos
birthPlace Constantinople
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles
child Agatha (daughter of Constantine VII)
Romanos II
Theodora Porphyrogenita
Theophano (daughter of Constantine VII)
linked to: Theophano

Zoe Porphyrogenita (daughter of Constantine VII)
linked to: Zoe Porphyrogenita
coEmperorWith Alexander (Byzantine emperor)
Leo VI the Wise
Romanos I Lekapenos
Romanos II
country Byzantine Empire
deathDate 959
deathPlace Constantinople
dynasty Macedonian dynasty
epithet Porphyrogennetos
epithetMeaning born in the purple
era 10th century
father Leo VI the Wise
fieldOfWork court ceremony
history
imperial administration
governmentForm Byzantine autocracy
knownFor codifying Byzantine court ceremonial
compiling a handbook on foreign peoples and imperial policy
patronage of learning and the arts
languageOfWork Medieval Greek
mentorOrAdvisor Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos
mother Zoe Karbonopsina
notableWork De Administrando Imperio
De Ceremoniis
Vita Basilii
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans
predecessor Romanos I Lekapenos
reignEnd 959
reignStart 913
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
residence Great Palace of Constantinople
spouse Helena Lekapene
successor Romanos II
title Basileus Rhomaion

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Macedonian dynasty hasMonarch Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Macedonian dynasty notableRuler Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Middle Byzantine period hasNotableEmperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) wornBy Constantine VII
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Leo VI the Wise child Constantine VII
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Battle of Acheloos (917) opponentLeader Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII (nominally)
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Alexander of Byzantium coRulerWith Constantine VII
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Alexander of Byzantium successor Constantine VII
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Alexander of Byzantium successorAsSeniorEmperor Constantine VII
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Romanos II father Constantine VII
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Romanos II predecessor Constantine VII
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Romanos II coRulerWith Constantine VII
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Romanos I Lekapenos relative Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Romanos I Lekapenos coRulerWith Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Romanos I Lekapenos successor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Romanos I Lekapenos predecessor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (as sole emperor)
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Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos birthName Constantine Porphyrogennetos
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De Ceremoniis author Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
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De Ceremoniis commissionedBy Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
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Maria Lekapene relative Constantine VII
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Nea Ekklesia mentionedInSource Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
subject linked to: Nea Ekklesia in Constantinople
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Pharos Church associatedWith Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Byzantine imperial stemma wornBy Constantine VII
linked to: Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Byzantine reconquest of eastern Anatolia commander Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Byzantine themes of Asia Minor describedBySource Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Skylitzes’ Synopsis of Histories coversReignOf Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos