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Constantine IX

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1000–1055 Also known as Constantine IX Monomachos、Κωνσταντῖνος Θ΄ Μονομάχος、Monomachos

Constantine IX Monomachos (c. 1000–1055) was Byzantine emperor from 1042 to 1055, raised to the throne by Empress Zoe and co-ruling with Zoe and Theo…

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  1. c. 1020–1041Asia Minor · Byzantine EmpireBorn into an Asia Minor noble family, he was drawn into court politics through his marriage to Empress Zoe, entering the inner circle of power in Constantinople around 1042 as a relative.
  2. 1042–1055Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireMarried Zoe and ascended the throne in 1042, co-ruling with the sisters Zoe and Theodora. He pursued generous policies of palace and church construction, and around 1051 strengthened frontier defenses against the Pecheneg threat.
  3. 1051–1055Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIn 1054, envoys of the Roman pope clashed with Patriarch Michael I, formally splitting the Eastern and Western churches. He died in Constantinople in early 1055, effectively ending the male line of the Macedonian dynasty.

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