Nikephoros III Botaneiates
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Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Latinized as Nicephorus III Botaniates, was Byzantine Emperor from 7 January 1078 to 1 April 1081. He became a general during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX
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Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates and Maria of Alania
Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros III flanked by personifications of Truth and Justice, and by his senior court dignitaries from illuminated manuscript dated between 1074 and 1081
A gold coin bearing Nikephoros III's image (right) and Christ Pantocrator (left)
Michael VII Doukas
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Michael VII Doukas or Ducas, nicknamed Parapinakes, was the senior Byzantine emperor from 1071 to 1078. He was known as incompetent as an emperor and reliant on court officials, especially of his fina
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…Diogenes; Nikephoros, who had also been a candidate for Eudokia's hand and the position of emperor, was exiled and remained in retirement until Emperor Michael VII summoned him to serve as kouropalates and governor of the Anatolic Theme. Having insulted Emperor Michael with overly frank appeals for help against…
Miliaresion of Michael VII Doukas
Miniature of Michael VII alongside Constantine X and Eudokia, c. 1060
Michael VII and Maria of Alania on the Khakhuli triptych, c. 1072.
Michael VII Doukas on the back of the Holy Crown of Hungary, c. 1074.