Michael I Rangabe

...Western Roman Emperor Procopius of Gaza (c.465-528), a Christian rhetorician Procopius of Caesarea (c.500-c.565), an Eastern Roman historian and writer Procopia (9th century), the daughter of Nicephorus I and wife of Michael I Rhangabes

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She was a daughter of Nikephoros I. The name of her mother is not known. Her only known sibling is Staurakios. Prokopia married Michael Rangabe during the late 8th century. He was a son of Theophylaktos Rangabe, admiral of the Aegean...

In this article: Prokopia, Staurakios, Battle of Pliska, Basileus, and Battle of Versinikia

...814. The exact location of the Versinikia fortress is unknown. According to Teophanes that castle was located at 60 km from Michael Rangabe's camp at Adrianople. At that distance from the north is located the village of Malomirovo in whose...

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...and Portuguese form; Michel is French and popular in the Netherlands. In French, both forms are popular: Michel and Mickael. Michael I Rangabe (unknown-844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I Michael Asen II of Bulgaria...

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...last wife of Emperor Constantine V. Theodotos had become attached to the court bureaucracy and was a confidant of Emperor Michael I Rangabe. He served as an administrative official (spatharokandidatos), and retained imperial favor by espousing...

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Michael I Rangabe (Greek : MUiotachialphaήlamda ALPHA΄ RHOalphagammagammaalphabetaέ, Mikhael I Rangabe; died January 11, 844) was Byzantine Emperor from 811 to 813. Michael was the son of the patrician Theophylaktos Rangabe, the admiral of...

In this article: Michael I, Staurakios, Prokopia, Basileus, and Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople

...worsened, the court was split between the factions of his wife Theophano and his sister Prokopia, who hoped that her husband Michael Rangabe would be chosen as the emperor's heir. As it became clear that Staurakios intended to designate...

In this article: Staurakios, Nikephoros I, Michael Rangabe, Battle of Pliska, Prokopia, Krum of Bulgaria, and Theophanes the Confessor

...of York. In 809, Charlemagne appointed him to the see of Trier and in 813 he was sent as the chief Frankish ambassador to the court of Michael I Rhangabes at Constantinople. On Charlemagne's death in 814, Amalhar resigned his see. Nevertheless...

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...who reportedly sought to succeed her husband. The other centered around his sister Prokopia who intended to place her husband Michael I Rangabe on the throne. Staurakios was apparently about to choose Theophano as his successor. The...

In this article: Staurakios, Theophano, Theophano, wife of Staurakios, Battle of Pliska, Prokopia, Holy Trinity, Nikephoros I, and Nikephoros

...of Bardanes Tourkos was decisive for the victory of the former. Leo managed to rise to the throne upon the abdication of Michael I Rangabe in 813. Theodosia is the only wife of Leo mentioned by primary sources. However an interpretation...

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