Michael VII Biography

Birth of Michael VII, eldest son of Constantine X Doukas and Eudokia Makrembolitissa

Death of Michael VII

When Constantine X died Michael VII is 17 years old and should have been able to rule by himself but exhibited little interest in politics, and his mother Eudokia and uncle John Doukas governed the empire as Regents

Eudokia marries the general Romanos Diogenes, who now became senior co-emperor alongside Michael VII, Konstantios, and another brother, Andronikos

The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard

The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard

The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard

Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire

After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor

After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor

Nikephoros Bryennios and Nikephoros Botaneiates, simultaneously revolt in the Balkans and Anatolia, respectively

John Doukas is forced to stand as pretender to the throne & Michael VIIs Government recognizes the conquests of the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor

Nikephoros Botaneiates gained the support of the Seljuk Turks reaches Constantinople, Michael VII resigns the throne with hardly a struggle

Retires to the monastery of Stoudios

Nikephoros Botaneiates gained the support of the Seljuk Turks reaches Constantinople, Michael VII resigns the throne with hardly a struggle