Michael V Kalaphates
| Michael V Kalaphates | |
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Byzantine emperor | |
| Reign | 13 December 1041 – 21 April 1042 |
| Predecessor | Michael IV |
| Successor | Zoe and Theodora |
| Born | roughly 1015 |
| Died | Monastery of Stoudios, Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Dynasty | Macedonian (by adoption) |
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Michael V Kalaphates (
Byzantine emperor for four months in 1041–1042. He was the nephew and successor of Michael IV and the adoptive son of Michael IV's wife Empress Zoe. He was popularly called "the Caulker" (Kalaphates) in accordance with his father's original occupation.[1]
Family
Michael V was the son of a couple named Stephen and Maria. His birth date is not known, but is sometimes given as c. 1015,heir to the throne by his other uncle John the Orphanotrophos and the Empress Zoe.[4] In 1035, Michael IV granted him the title of kaisar (caesar), and, together with Zoe, adopted his nephew as a son.[5][6] Michael IV died on 10 December 1041 and Michael V was proclaimed emperor three days later by Zoe.[7]
Reign
Determined to rule on his own, Michael V came into conflict with his uncle John the Orphanotrophos, whom he almost immediately
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On the night of 18 April to 19 April 1042, Michael V banished his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe, for plotting to poison him, to the island of
monastic vows, Michael was arrested, blinded[5][12] and sent to a monastery by then-Chief of the Varangian Guard, Harald Hardrada.[13]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-226-09792-3.
- ^ Treadgold 1997, p. 491.
- ^ PBW 2016.
- ^ Gregory 2010, p. 276.
- ^ a b c d Hussey 1966, p. 198.
- ^ a b Kazhdan 1991, p. 1366.
- ^ Skylitzes 2010, pp. 390–391.
- ^ Tougher 2008, p. 56.
- ^ Krallis 2006, p. 7.
- ISBN 978-0190253226.
- ^ a b Hussey 1966, p. 199.
- ISBN 978-0190253226.
- ISBN 9780670802524.
Sources
- ISBN 9781139489157.
- Thurn, Hans, ed. (1973). Ioannis Scylitzae Synopsis historiarum. Berlin-New York: De Gruyter. ISBN 9783110022858.
- Gregory, Timothy E. (2010). A History of Byzantium. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Hussey, J.M., ed. (1966). The Cambridge Medieval History:The Byzantine Empire Part 1. Vol. IV. Cambridge University Press.
- Tougher, Shaun (2008). The Eunuch in Byzantine History and Society. Routledge.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-2630-6.
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Krallis, Dimitrios (2006). "Democratic Praxis and Republican Ideology in the Eleventh Century". Byzantine Studies Conference. Dumbarton Oaks.
- Jeffreys, C., ed. (2016). "Michael 5". ISBN 978-1-908951-20-5. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Michael (emperors)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 359–360.
Further reading
- Michael Psellus, Fourteen Byzantine Rulers, trans. E.R.A. Sewter (Penguin, 1966). ISBN 0-14-044169-7
- Michael Angold, The Byzantine empire 1025–1204 (Longman, 2nd edition, 1997). ISBN 0-582-29468-1
- Jonathan Harris, Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium (Hambledon/Continuum, 2007). ISBN 978-1-84725-179-4
- The ISBN 0-19-504652-8