Zoe Karbonopsina
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Zoe Karbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, lit. 'with the Coal-Black Eyes', was an empress and regent of the Byzantine Empire. She was the fourth spouse of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the
Zoe and her son, emperor Constantine VII. Solidus minted during Zoe's regency, 913–919
Constantine VII recalls his mother from exile.
Theophanes the Confessor
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Theophanes the Confessor or Theophanes of the Great Field was a member of the Byzantine aristocracy who became a monk and chronicler. He served in the court of Emperor Leo IV the Khazar before taking
Zoe Karbonopsina
…mother of Constantine VII, serving as his regent from 913 until 919. Zoe Karbonopsina was born into a Greek family. She was a relative of the chronicler Theophanes the Confessor and a niece-in-law or sister-in-law of the admiral Himerios. Zoe was a mistress of Leo VI; they married on 9 January 906, after she had given birth to…
Athonite Icon of Saint Theophanes the Confessor of Megalos Agros 3
Theophanes the Confessor bids farewell to patriarch Nikephoros.