Nikephoros I Logothetes
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Krum...the frontier to protect it. He also attempted to retake and refortify Serdica, although this enterprise ultimately failed. In early 811, Nikephoros I undertook a massive expedition against Bulgaria, and advanced to Marcellae (near Karnobat). In this article: Michael I, Staurakios, Danube, Bulgaria, Nikephoros I, Leo V the Armenian, and Pliska |
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Angelos
...I, established himself as ruler of Epiros and Thessaly. After the death of Michael II in 1271, Epiros was ruled by his legitimate son Nikephoros I , while Thessaly was given to his illegitimate son John I Angelos. In 1318, Nicholas Orsini...
In this article: Alexios IV Angelos and Isaac II Angelos
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Nikephoros I Logothetes
...since Valens in the Battle of Adrianople (August 9, 378). Krum is said to have made a drinking-cup of Nikephoros' skull. By an unknown wife Nikephoros I had at least two children: Prokopia, who married Michael I Rangabe, emperor 811-813.
In this article: Battle of Pliska, Harun al-Rashid, Revenue, Tax, Roman Emperor, Battle of Adrianople, and Valens
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Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople
Ignatios, originally named Niketas, was a son of the Byzantine Emperor Michael I Rangabe and Prokopia. His maternal grandfather was Nikephoros I. Although he was still a child, Niketas had been appointed nominal commander of the new corps...
In this article: Basil I the Macedonian, Nikephoros I, Michael III, Louis II, and Roman Martyrology
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Theodore the Studite
...were removed in 815 by Leo V the Armenian and replaced by new "iconoclastic" verses. In 806 the Patriarch Tarasios died, and the emperor Nikephoros I set about seeking his replacement. It appears likely that Platon at this time put forth...
In this article: Platon, Byzantine, Constantine VI, Nikephoros I, and Theodore the Studite
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Leo V the Armenian
...Leo was also of Assyrian descent). Leo served in 803 under the rebel general Bardanes Tourkos, whom he deserted in favor of Emperor Nikephoros I. The emperor rewarded Leo with two palaces, but later exiled him for marrying the daughter of...
In this article: Leo V the Armenian, Michael, Nikephoros I, Theodore the Studite, Battle of Versinikia, Michael I Rangabe, and Michael the Amorian
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Battle of Krasos
The Battle of Krasos was a battle in the Byzantine-Arab Wars which took place in 805. Nikephoros I the Finance Minister of Empress Irene of Athens contrived to dethrone and exile her, and to be chosen emperor in her stead on October 31,...
In this article: Nikephoros I, Staurakios, Ankara, Turkey, Stipulation, Waste, Byzantine-Arab Wars, Cyprus, and Amastris
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Byzantine-Arab Wars (780-1180)
...say that his refusal was communicated to Caliph Harun al-Rashid in an insolent letter. To resist the attacks of the Abbasids, which Nikephoros I well knew would follow his refusal, he collected a powerful army in Asia Minor but this army...
In this article: Byzantium, Sicily, Basil II, John I Tzimiskes, Aleppo, Constantine VII, and Crete
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Staurakios
Staurakios or Stauracius (), (died January 11, 812) was Byzantine emperor from July 26 to October 2, 811. The son of Emperor Nikephoros I, Staurakios had been crowned as co-emperor by his father in 803. The chronicler Theophanes the...
In this article: Staurakios, Nikephoros I, Michael Rangabe, Battle of Pliska, Prokopia, Krum of Bulgaria, and Theophanes the Confessor
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Theophano, wife of Staurakios
...807, Theophano married Staurakios. The date of their marriage was recorded by Theophanes. Staurakios was the only known son of Nikephoros I. He was co-emperor with his father since 803. Theophano had been betrothed to another man but took...
In this article: Staurakios, Theophano, Theophano, wife of Staurakios, Michael I Rangabe, Battle of Pliska, Prokopia, Holy Trinity, Nikephoros I, and Nikephoros
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Theodosia, wife of Leo V
...the continuation to the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor. The name of her mother is unknown. Arsaber led a failed revolt against Nikephoros I in 808. According to George Finlay: "In the year 808, however, a conspiracy was really...
In this article: Constantine VII, Basil I, Basil, Nicholas Adontz, Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople, Nikephoros I, and Theodosia, wife of Leo V
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Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, Logothetes or Genikos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"), (died July 26, 811) was Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811, when he was killed in the disastrous Battle of Pliska.
A patrician from Seleucia Sidera, his family probably of Arab descent, Nikephoros was appointed finance minister (logothetēs tou genikou) by the Empress Irene. With the help of the patricians and eunuchs he contrived to dethrone and exile Irene, and to be chosen emperor in her stead on October 31, 802. He crowned his son Staurakios co-emperor in 803.
His rule was endangered by Bardanes Tourkos, one of his ablest generals, who revolted and received support from other commanders, notably the later emperors Leo V the Armenian and Michael II the Amorian in 803.
But Nikephoros gained over the latter two, and by inducing the rebel army to disperse achieved the submission of Bardanes, who was relegated to a monastery. A conspiracy headed by the patrician Arsaber had a similar issue.
Nikephoros embarked on a general reorganization of the empire, creating new themes in the Balkans (where he initiated the re-Hellenization by resettling Anatolian populations) and strengthening the frontiers. Needing large sums to increase his military forces, he set himself with great energy to increase the empire's revenue. By his rigorous tax imposts he alienated the favour of his subjects, and especially of the clergy, whom he otherwise sought to control firmly. Although he appointed an iconodule, Nikephoros as patriarch, Emperor Nikephoros was portrayed as a villain by ecclesiastical historians like Theophanes the Confessor.
- Death Date:
- July 26, 0811
- Place of Death:
- Pliska
- Reign:
- 802 - 811
- Title:
- Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
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