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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Πορφυρογέννητος, Kōnstantinos Porphyrogennētos; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959.
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was the Byzantine emperor from 913 to 959. His writings are one of the best sources of information on the Byzantine Empire and neighbouring areas. His De administrando imperio treated the Slavic and Turkic peoples, and the De ceremoniis aulae Byzantinae, his longest.
- Robert Sabatino Lopez
Dec 6, 2017 · Constantine VII was Byzantine emperor from 945 until 959 CE. Sometimes known as Constantine Porphyrogennetos because of his birth in the purple chamber of the royal palace, he was served by various...
- Mark Cartwright
The looming absence of Bulgaria at the center of Constantine VII’s imperial geography is palpable in the next few chapters of the ethnographic section (Chapters 36–42), which provide the historical background to the steppe nomad peoples whose strategic value to the empire was discussed in section 1.
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus , (born Sept. 905, Constantinople—died Nov. 9, 959), Byzantine emperor (913–59). Coemperor with his father, Leo VI, from 911, he became sole ruler in 913. His father-in-law, Romanus I Lecapenus, was crowned coemperor with him in 920 and soon became the primary ruler.
By now Constantine had only the appearance and name of emperor, for he was deprived of all the privileges; therefore his constant endeavour and most fervent wish was to get rid of the usurpers and assume his father’s supreme command.
Learn about the life and reign of Constantine VII, the illegitimate son of Leo VI and Zoe Karbonopsina, who became the sole ruler of Byzantium in 945. Explore his achievements in law, diplomacy, and literature, and his role in the Tetragamy conflict and the Macedonian dynasty.
