Constantine VI
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Constantine VI, sometimes called the Blind, was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. The only child of Emperor Leo IV, Constantine was named co-emperor with him at the age of five in 776 and succeeded h
Leo III, Constantine V and Leo IV (left), with Constantine VI and Irene (right)
Depiction of the Second Council of Nicaea from the Menologion of Basil II, c. 1000
The 2nd Council of Nicaea depicted in a Bulgarian miniature of the 12th century Manasses Chronicle
Nikephoros I
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Nikephoros I, also known as Nicephorus I, was Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811. He was General Logothete under Empress Irene, but later overthrew her to seize the throne for himself. Prior to becomin
Khan Krum captures Nikephoros I, from the 14th-century Manasses Chronicle.