Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:alliance Marriage alliances with noble families
gptkbp:born c. 978
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:conflict Struggle for power with her sister
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Michael_IV_the_Paphlagonian
gptkb:Theodora_Porphyrogenita
gptkb:Constantine_IX_Monomachos
gptkb:Michael_V
gptkbp:crowned 1028
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Patronage of the arts
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Byzantine court politics
gptkbp:died 1050
gptkbp:dynasty Macedonian dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:historical_period Middle Byzantine period
gptkbp:historical_significance Last female ruler of the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:historical_source Later historians
Letters and documents
Contemporary historians
Byzantine chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita
gptkbp:known_for Political influence in the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:language_spoken Greek
gptkbp:legacy Representation in art and literature
Influence on future Byzantine rulers
Cultural memory in Byzantine history
Historical studies on her reign
Symbol of female power in Byzantium
gptkbp:mother Zoe Karbonopsina
gptkbp:notable_event Murder of Romanos III
Marriage to Constantine IX Monomachos
Conflict with her sister Theodora
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Emperor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Romanos_III_Argyros
gptkbp:reign 22 years
Co-Empress
gptkbp:reign_end 1050
gptkbp:reign_start 1028
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Theodora_Porphyrogenita
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Romanos_III_Argyros
gptkb:Constantine_IX_Monomachos
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Theodora_Porphyrogenita
gptkbp:title gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Empress_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Romanos_III_Argyros
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6