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Theodora Porphyrogenita

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be blinded and spend the rest of his life as a monk. With Michael V dealt with, Theodora refused to leave Hagia Sophia until she had received a formal invitation from Zoë, some 24 hours after they had been crowned. Officially Theodora was the junior empress, and her throne was situated slightly behind Zoë's on all public occasions. In practice she was the driving force behind the joint administration. The sisters administered the empire, focusing on curbing the sale of public offices and on the administration of justice. Although contemporary historian
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and the people demanded that the two sisters should jointly reign. As her first act Theodora was called upon to deal with Michael V. Zoë, weak and easily manipulated, wanted to pardon and free Michael, but Theodora was far more strict. She initially guaranteed Michael's safety before ordering that he
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after Zoë's death in 1050. When Constantine died, the 74-year-old Theodora returned to the throne despite fierce opposition from court officials and military claimants. For 16 months she ruled as empress in her own right before succumbing to a sudden illness and dying at 76. She was the last ruler of
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Constantine Cabasilas, went to the monastery at Petrion to convince Theodora to become co-empress. Theodora, accustomed to a life of religious contemplation, rejected their pleas out of hand, and fled to the convent chapel to seek sanctuary. Constantine and his retinue pursued her, forcibly dragged
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whose main attraction was that "he was less qualified to rule than he was to be ruled and directed by others". Theodora was unable to speak, but Paraspondylos decided that she had nodded at an appropriate moment. Hearing of this the Patriarch refused to believe it. Eventually he was persuaded and
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When Theodora was seventy-six, the patriarch Michael Keroularios advocated that Theodora advance a subject to the throne through marriage to her, in order to assure a succession. She refused to consider marriage, no matter how token. She also refused to name an heir to the throne. Theodora became
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Although Theodora and Zoë appeared together at meetings of the Senate or when they gave public audiences, it was soon apparent that their joint reign was under considerable strain. Still jealous of Theodora, Zoë had no desire to administer the empire, but she would not allow Theodora to conduct
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to allow Romanos to marry into the imperial family. Theodora further claimed that since Romanos and she were third cousins, it was too close a blood relationship for marriage to occur. Consequently, Constantine VIII chose Theodora's sister. Zoë married Romanos three days before her father died.
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Constantine IX's preferential treatment of his mistress in the early part of his reign caused rumours that he was planning to murder Theodora and Zoë. This led to a popular uprising by the citizens of Constantinople in 1044, which came dangerously close to actually harming Constantine who was
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public business alone. Court factions formed behind each empress. After two months of increasing acrimony between them, Zoë decided to search for a new husband, thereby denying Theodora the opportunity to increase her influence through her obvious talents for governing. She eventually married
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gravely ill with an intestinal disorder in late August 1056. On 31 August her advisors, chaired by Leo Paraspondylos, met to decide whom to recommend to her as a successor. According to Psellus, they selected Michael Bringas, an aged civil servant and former
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were replaced with minor functionaries. Determined to centralize as much power in her hands as possible, she presided in person in the Senate and heard appeals as supreme judge in civil cases. Her appointment of clerics offended the Patriarch
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participating in a religious procession along the streets of Constantinople. The mob was only quieted by the appearance on a balcony of Zoë and Theodora, who reassured the mob they were in no danger of assassination.
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of Petrion. During a visit, Zoë compelled her sister to "assume the monastic habit." Theodora remained there for the next 11 years as Zoë managed the empire with her husbands Romanos III and, after his death,
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Theodora controlled the nobles and checked numerous abuses. She damaged her reputation, however, with excessive severity toward private enemies and undue employment of such menials as
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Intelligent and possessing a strong and austere character, Theodora defied Constantine—by then, sole emperor—by refusing to marry the man her father had chosen to succeed him,
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apparently wanted to proclaim emperor instead, was dismissed and exiled on Theodora's orders, after which she confiscated his estates and banished his supporters from court.
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Key members of the court decided that flighty Zoë needed a co-ruler, and backed the people's demand that it should be Theodora. A delegation, headed by the
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During Theodora's sole ruling period, her coins and seals bear the inscription 'Theodora, δέσποινα (déspoina) and porphyrogenita' and 'Theodora,
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on charges of attempted regicide. This treatment of the legitimate heir to the Macedonian dynasty caused a popular uprising in
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Italics indicates a junior co-emperor, underlining indicates an emperor variously regarded as either legitimate or a usurper
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A purge of senior officials and the leadership of the European military units followed. Nikephoros Proteuon was arrested at
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from 21 April 1042 to her death on 31 August 1056, and sole ruler from 11 January 1055. She was the last sovereign of the
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and sent to a monastery; Theodora was not punished. In 1031 she was implicated in a similar conspiracy, this time with
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Tʜᴇᴏᴅᴏʀᴀ, daughter of Constantine VIII, 11 Jan. 1055—31 Aug. 1056 (with her sister Zoe, 21 April 1042—11 June 1042).
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in 1025. His reign as sole emperor lasted less than three years, from 15 December 1025 to 12 November 1028.
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in 1031. A decade later, the people of Constantinople rose against Michael IV's nephew and successor,
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indicates a consort to an emperor variously regarded as either legitimate or a usurper, and
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With Michael IV's death in December 1041, Zoë adopted Michael's nephew, who was crowned as
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Zoë immediately assumed power and tried to force Theodora back to her monastery, but the
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Miniature with the portraits of Zoë (left), Constantine IX (center) and Theodora (left).
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As an eligible imperial princess, Theodora was considered as a possible bride for the
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her out and exchanged her monastic clothes for imperial ones. At an assembly at
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stated that they conscientiously rectified the abuses of the previous reigns.
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Zoë (left), Constantine IX (centre), and Theodora (right) depicted on the
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With the accession of Romanos, Theodora prudently retreated back into the
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as her advisors. Military and court offices were filled by her household
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John, to ignore the rights of Theodora and to pass the throne to the
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Boyett, Colleen; Tarver, H. Micheal; Gleason, Mildred Diane (2020).
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Theodora was the third and youngest daughter of Byzantine Emperor
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After Zoë's death in 1050, Theodora seems to have retired to a
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depicting Basil II and Constantine VIII holding a cross
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Index

Theodora (11th century)
Empress and Autocratess of the Romans

Monomachos Crown
Byzantine empress regnant
Michael V
Constantine IX
Zoe
Michael VI
Byzantine co-empress
Constantine IX
Constantine IX
Constantinople
Church of the Holy Apostles
Dynasty
Macedonian
Constantine VIII
Helena
Greek
romanized
Byzantine Empress
Macedonian dynasty
Byzantine Empire
Constantine VIII
Zoë
Romanos III
Michael IV
Sea of Marmara
Michael V
Constantine IX

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