Co-Rule of Zoe and Constantine IX

Name: Co-Rule of Zoe and Constantine IX
Start: 1042
End: 1050

Type Event Region Byzantine Empire Time 1042–1050

After Michael V was deposed in 1042, Empress Zoe and her third husband Constantine IX Monomachos established a new co-rule in Byzantium.

Timeline

1042Constantinople · ConstantinopleAfter Michael V was deposed, Zoe chose to remarry under pressure from the populace and the court. She selected Constantine Monomachos, a nobleman and former court official, as her third husband, using the marital bond to consolidate the new regime's legitimacy.
1042–1050Byzantine Empire · Byzantine EmpireAfter his coronation, Constantine IX and Zoe formed a two-headed co-rule: Zoe retained the title of empress and dynastic symbolism, while Constantine IX directed day-to-day governance, appointments, and foreign policy. They also successively admitted Zoe's sister Theodora into the co-rule to quell disputes over the succession.

Constantine IX Monomachos https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-IX-Monomachos
A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)