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Michael VII Doukas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Michael VII Parapinaces, Emperor of Constantinople, Michael VII, Michael
Byzantine emperor
Key facts
- Reign
- c. 1 October 1071 – March 1078
- Coronation
- c. 1060 as co-emperor
- Predecessor
- Romanos IV Diogenes
- Successor
- Nikephoros III Botaneiates
- Regent
- Eudokia Makrembolitissa (until late October 1071)
- Co emperors
- See list Leo Diogenes (1070) Nikephoros Diogenes (1070) Konstantios Doukas Andronikos Doukas Constantine Doukas
- Born
- c. 1050
- Died
- 1090 (aged ~40)
- Spouse
- Maria of Alania
- Issue
- Constantine Doukas
- Dynasty
- Doukid
- Father
- Constantine X Doukas
- Mother
- Eudokia Makrembolitissa
- Religion
- Orthodox Christian
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Constantinople
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Maria of Alania
- Child
- Konstantinos Doukas
- Father
- Konstantinos X Doukas
- Mother
- Eudokia Makrembolitissa
- Sibling
- Leo Diogenes
- Occupation
- cleric
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Family
- Doukas
- Image
- NomismaMikaelVIIDoukas.jpg
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- Commons category
- Michael VII Doukas
- date of birth
- 1059-00-00
- date of death
- 1078-00-00
- relative
- Konstantinos Diogenes
- stepparent
- Romanos IV Diogenes
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael VII Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Μιχαήλ Δούκας, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās), nicknamed Parapinakes (Greek: Παραπινάκης, romanized: Parapinákes, lit. 'minus a quarter', a reference to the devaluation of the Byzantine currency under his rule), was the senior Byzantine emperor from 1071 to 1078. He was known as incompetent as an emperor and reliant on court officials, especially of his finance minister Nikephoritzes, who increased taxation and luxury spending while not properly financing their army (which later mutinied). Under his reign, Bari was lost and his empire faced open revolt in the Balkans. Along with the advancing Seljuk Turks in the eastern front, Michael also had to contend with his mercenaries openly turning against the empire. Michael stepped down as emperor in 1078 and later retired to a monastery.
Life
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