Byzantine emperors

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Byzantine emperors were the rulers of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, known for their centralized imperial authority, Christian state ideology, and patronage of art, architecture, and Orthodox Christianity.

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Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Empire rulers ⓘ
heads of state ⓘ
monarchs ⓘ
title of office ⓘ
conflict Arab Caliphates ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Caliphates

Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Sassanian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire

Seljuk Empire ⓘ
endTime 1453 ⓘ
follows Roman emperors ⓘ
hasCapital Constantinople ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Christian state ideology ⓘ
autocratic rule ⓘ
caesaropapism ⓘ
centralized imperial authority ⓘ
complex court ceremonial ⓘ
hereditary monarchy with elements of election ⓘ
patronage of Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of art ⓘ
use of imperial regalia ⓘ
hasSymbol double-headed eagle ⓘ
labarum ⓘ
linked to: Labarum

tetragrammatic cross ⓘ
hasTitle Autokrator ⓘ
Basileus ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
influenced Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Byzantine art ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church organization ⓘ
Orthodox Christian theology ⓘ
legalAuthorityOver Roman law in the East ⓘ
notableWork Corpus Juris Civilis (commissioned by Justinian I) ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
positionHeldBy Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
Andronikos I Komnenos ⓘ
Andronikos II Palaiologos ⓘ
Basil I ⓘ
Basil II ⓘ
Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ
Irene of Athens ⓘ
John II Komnenos ⓘ
John V Palaiologos ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ
Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodora (Byzantine empress regnant) ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent Fall of Constantinople (1453) ⓘ
Fourth Crusade ⓘ
Iconoclasm ⓘ
startTime 330 ⓘ
successor Ottoman sultans (as rulers of Constantinople) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman sultan
useCountry Byzantine Empire ⓘ
useLanguage Greek language ⓘ
Latin language ⓘ
linked to: Latin
usesSystem Byzantine court hierarchy ⓘ
theme system ⓘ

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Referenced by (85)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → rebuiltBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Renovatio imperii Romanorum → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
hyperpyron → reverseDesign → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Heraclius → positionHeld → Emperor of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Basil → associatedWith → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Holy Crown of Hungary → hasIconography → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
imperial court of Constantinople → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Sabbatius → associatedWith → Byzantine imperial family ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Samuel of Bulgaria → opponentTitle → Byzantine Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
quaestor sacri palatii → isSubordinateTo → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Byzantine law → appliedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Δεσπότης τοῦ Μορέως → subordinateToOffice → Βυζαντινός αυτοκράτορας ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Gattilusio → intermarriedWith → Byzantine imperial family ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
imperial chrysobulls → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Belt of the Theotokos → associatedWith → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Golden Gate of Constantinople → associatedWith → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Constantinople → governedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
subject linked to: Constantinople (probable)
Saint Jacob Baradaeus → opposedBy → Byzantine imperial authorities ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Leo II → positionHeld → Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Autokrator → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) → usedBy → Eastern Roman emperors ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Andronikos Palaiologos → partOf → Byzantine imperial family ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Latrocinium of Ephesus → convenedByTitle → Eastern Roman Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Emperor of the East → succeededBy → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Office of the megas doux → subordinateTo → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Office of the megas doux → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Hieria → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
imperial palace of Hieria → associatedWith → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Byzantine double-headed eagle → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Basileus → usedAsTitleBy → Byzantine emperors after Heraclius ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
aspron trachy → typicalDepiction → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Western Roman emperors → hasSuccessor → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Western Roman emperors → appointedBy → Eastern Roman emperors ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Monothelite controversy → participant → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Pope Severinus → confirmedBy → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Byzantine institutions → headedBy → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Blemmyes → conflictedWith → Byzantine authorities ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Byzantium: The Apogee → coversTopic → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Philadelphia (ancient city) → governedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Jacopo Gattilusio → operatedUnderSuzeraintyOf → Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Corona Graeca → hasIconography → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
subject linked to: corona graeca
Archbishopric of Ohrid → recognizedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Blachernae Palace → usedBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Magnaura School → sponsoredBy → Byzantine emperors ⓘ
Roman of Bulgaria → castratedBy → Byzantine authorities ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine emperors
Blachernae Church → associatedWith → Byzantine emperors ⓘ