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Michael VII Doukas

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1050–1090 Also known as Michael VII、米海尔七世·杜卡斯、Michael VII Porphyrogennetos

Byzantine emperor of the Doukas dynasty, son of Constantine X and Eudokia, born c. 1050;…

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  1. 1060–1067Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireHe was proclaimed co-emperor during his father Constantine X's reign, receiving imperial training alongside his brothers and taking part in court ceremonies and limited state affairs, part of the Doukas family's succession planning.
  2. 1067–1070Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAfter his father died in 1067 he nominally became emperor, but his mother Eudokia remarried Romanos IV, and real power was shared between the new emperor and Doukas family elders, leaving Michael VII caught between factions.

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