Emperor Michael I Rangabe

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Emperor Michael I Rangabe was a Byzantine emperor (r. 811–813) whose short reign was marked by military defeats, financial generosity to the Church, and his eventual abdication in favor of Leo V.

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Michael I Rangabe 2
Emperor Michael I Rangabe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
abdicatedInFavorOf Leo V the Armenian ⓘ
birthPlace Byzantine Empire ⓘ
cameToPowerAfter death of Nikephoros I at the Battle of Pliska ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Constantinople ⓘ
child Gorgo ⓘ
Niketas ⓘ
Staurakios ⓘ
Theophano ⓘ
Theophylaktos ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
courtTitleBeforeAccession kouropalates ⓘ
currencyUsed solidus ⓘ
deathPlace Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deposedBy Leo V the Armenian ⓘ
dynasty Nikephorian dynasty ⓘ
enteredMonasticLife after abdication ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
fatherInLaw Nikephoros I ⓘ
foreignRelations diplomatic contacts with the Frankish Empire ⓘ
historicalRegionRuled Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
knownFor abdication and retirement to a monastery ⓘ
generous donations to the Church ⓘ
military defeats against Bulgarians ⓘ
short and troubled reign ⓘ
languageOfCourt Greek ⓘ
marriage married Prokopia, daughter of Nikephoros I ⓘ
monasticName Athanasius ⓘ
nobleFamily Rangabe family ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Versinikia ⓘ
officeContested Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
opponent Krum of Bulgaria ⓘ
policy conciliation with the papacy ⓘ
financial generosity to the Church ⓘ
restoration of properties to monasteries ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor Nikephoros I ⓘ
reasonForAbdication military defeat by the Bulgarians ⓘ
recognizedBy Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
reignEnd 813 ⓘ
reignStart 811 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
spouse Procopia ⓘ
Prokopia ⓘ
style autokrator ⓘ
successor Leo V the Armenian ⓘ
supported iconophile religious policy ⓘ
title Basileus Rhomaion ⓘ

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Khan Krum → opponent → Emperor Michael I Rangabe ⓘ
Ignatios of Constantinople → father → Michael I Rangabe ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Michael I Rangabe
Leo V the Armenian → predecessor → Michael I Rangabe ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Michael I Rangabe