Romanos IV Diogenes
Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Romanos IV Diogenes (Greek: Ῥωμανός Διογένης, romanized: Rōmanos Diogenēs; c. 1030 – c. 1072) was a Byzantine general and Akritai commander who, after his marriage to the dowager empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa, was crowned Byzantine emperor. He reigned from 1068 to 1071, during which time he was determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the Byzantine Empire. In 1071 he was captured and his army routed at the Battle of Manzikert by the forces of Alp Arslan.
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Romanos IV Diogenes | |
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Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
Byzantine emperor | |
Reign | 1 January 1068 – 1 October 1071 |
Predecessor | Constantine X Eudokia (regent) |
Successor | Michael VII |
Co-emperors | See list
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Born | c. 1030 Cappadocia |
Died | 1072 (aged 42) Prote |
Spouse | Anne Alusiane of Bulgaria Eudokia Makrembolitissa |
Issue | By Anne: Constantine Diogenes By Eudocia: Nikephoros Diogenes Leo Diogenes |
House | Diogenoi |
Father | Constantine Diogenes |
Mother | Argyrosa |
Having been betrayed by members of the Doukas family, while still captive he was overthrown in a palace coup, and when released he was ultimately defeated and detained. In 1072, he was blinded and sent to a monastery, where he died of his wounds.