court of Leo I

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The court of Leo I was the imperial Byzantine court in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Leo I (457–474), characterized by complex political intrigues, powerful court factions, and significant influence from figures such as Empress Aelia Verina and the Isaurian general Zeno.

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court of Leo I canonical 1
court of Zeno 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine court
historical institution
imperial court
capital Constantinople
chronology 5th century
country Byzantine Empire
endTime 474
era Late Antiquity
exercisedInfluenceOver imperial succession
military appointments
religious policy
governmentType autocracy
hasConsort Aelia Verina
hasCourtier Aelia Verina
Ardabur
Aspar
Basiliscus
Zeno
hasFaction Alan-Gothic military faction
Isaurian faction
hasLanguage Greek
hasMember Ariadne
linked to: Empress Ariadne

Leo II
hasMonarch Leo I
hasPowerBroker Aelia Verina
Aspar
Zeno
hasReligion Chalcedonian Christianity
influencedBy Isaurian generals
imperial women
military aristocracy
locatedIn Constantinople
namedAfter Leo I
notableEvent elevation of Isaurian officers
fall of Aspar
marriage alliance between Zeno and Ariadne
rise of Zeno
partOf Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
politicalCulture court intrigue
factional rivalry
predecessor court of Marcian
reignOf Leo I
seatOfPower Great Palace of Constantinople
startTime 457
successor court of Zeno
linked to: court of Leo I
usedTitle Augustus
Basileus

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Aelia Verina associatedWith court of Leo I
court of Leo I successor court of Zeno
linked to: court of Leo I