Alexander was briefly Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913, and the third emperor of the Macedonian dynasty.
Mosaic of Emperor Alexander in Hagia Sophia. He wears a loros and holds the akakia in his right hand.
Alexander ordering the dismissal of Patriarch Euthymius.
Emperor Alexander rebuffs the Bulgarian envoys, refusing to pay tribute.
On his deathbed, Alexander finally concedes power to his nephew Constantine VII.
Basil I
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Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after gaining the favour of
Alexander (Byzantine emperor)
…briefly Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913, and the third emperor of the Macedonian dynasty. Born in the purple, Alexander was the third son of Emperor Basil I and Eudokia Ingerina. Unlike his older brother Leo VI the Wise, his paternity was not disputed between Basil I and Michael III because he was born years…
A young Basil at the court of Omurtag of Bulgaria.
Basil victorious in a wrestling match against a Bulgarian champion (far left), from the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript.
The Sicilian stronghold of Syracuse falls to the Arabs in 878.
The army under Nikephoros Phokas the Elder captures the city of Amantia in Italy.