Romanos II
Byzantine emperor from 959 to 963 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Romanos II (Greek: Ῥωμανός, romanized: Rōmanos; 938 – 15 March 963) was Byzantine Emperor from 959 to 963. He succeeded his father Constantine VII at the age of twenty-one and died suddenly and mysteriously four years later. His wife Theophano helped their sons Basil II and Constantine VIII to ultimately succeed him in 976.
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Romanos II | |
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Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
Idealized portrait of a young Romanos II (aged 7–11), from the Romanos Ivory, AD 945–949 | |
Byzantine emperor | |
Reign | 9 November 959 – 15 March 963 |
Coronation | 6 April 945 as co-emperor |
Predecessor | Constantine VII |
Successor | Nikephoros II |
Co-emperors | Constantine VII (945–959) Basil II (960–963) Constantine VIII (962–963) |
Born | 938 |
Died | 15 March 963 (aged 24–25) |
Spouse | Bertha-Eudokia of Arles Theophano |
Issue | Helena Basil II Constantine VIII Anna Porphyrogenita |
Dynasty | Macedonian |
Father | Constantine VII |
Mother | Helena Lekapene |
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