Romanos IV Diogenes

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Romanos IV Diogenes was a Byzantine emperor (r. 1068–1071) whose reign is chiefly remembered for the catastrophic defeat by the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert, which accelerated the empire’s loss of Anatolia.

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Romanos IV Diogenes canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
ascendedToThroneBy marriage to Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa ⓘ
battle Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
birthPlace Byzantine Empire ⓘ
captor Alp Arslan ⓘ
capturedAt Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
causeOfDownfall court intrigue by the Doukas faction ⓘ
defeat at Manzikert ⓘ
conflict Byzantine–Seljuk wars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Byzantine Empire ⓘ
defeatedBy Alp Arslan ⓘ
deposedBy Doukas family faction ⓘ
linked to: Doukas dynasty
dynasty Diogenes family ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
familyName Diogenes ⓘ
fullName Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
givenName Romanos ⓘ
historicalImpact accelerated the Byzantine loss of Anatolia ⓘ
weakened Byzantine military power in the east ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial ⓘ
languageSpoken Medieval Greek ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
notableWork military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks ⓘ
opponent Seljuk Empire ⓘ
policy attempted military reform of the Byzantine army ⓘ
emphasis on frontier defense in Anatolia ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor Constantine X Doukas ⓘ
reasonForNotability defeat at the Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
role in the loss of much of Byzantine Anatolia ⓘ
reignEnd 1071 ⓘ
reignStart 1068 ⓘ
releaseCondition treaty with the Seljuk Turks ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
spouse Eudokia Makrembolitissa ⓘ
stepSon Andronikos Doukas ⓘ
Konstantios Doukas ⓘ
Michael VII Doukas ⓘ
successor Michael VII Doukas ⓘ
yearOfMajorDefeat 1071 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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Battle of Manzikert → commander → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Byzantine–Seljuk wars → notableCommander → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Doukas dynasty → associatedWithRuler → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Doukid dynasty → notableRuler → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Alp Arslan → opponentCommander → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Battle of Manzikert → commander → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
subject linked to: Manzikert
Romanos IV Diogenes → fullName → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Battle of Malazgirt → commander → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
Battle of Malazgirt → ByzantineEmperorAtTime → Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ