Coup
Convicted of conspiracy to seize the throne from the sons of Constantine X Doukas
Role range: 1068-1071
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Romanus IV Biography and Timeline
Follow Romanus IV through 22 dated historical records for Roman Empire.
Romanus IV, historical timeline
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1067–1071Years on this page
1067
Execution
While waiting for his execution he was summoned into the presence of the Empress Regent, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, whom he so fascinated that she granted him a free pardon and married him on January 1, 1068
Role range: 1068-1071
Trial
While waiting for his execution he was summoned into the presence of the Empress Regent, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, whom he so fascinated that she granted him a free pardon and married him on January 1, 1068. Convicted of conspiracy to seize the throne from the sons of Constantine X Doukas
Role range: 1068-1071
1068
Marriage
While waiting for his execution he was summoned into the presence of the Empress Regent, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, whom he so fascinated that she granted him a free pardon and married him on January 1, 1068
Role range: 1068-1071
Succession
While waiting for his execution he was summoned into the presence of the Empress Regent, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, whom he so fascinated that she granted him a free pardon and married him on January 1, 1068
Role range: 1068-1071
Rule of Euphrates
Carries out three successful campaigns against the Seljuk Turks, whom he drove beyond the Euphrates in 1068-1069
Role range: 1068-1071
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, becomes the senior Emperor alongside Michael VII, Konstantios Doukas, and Andronikos Doukas
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos IV reforms the military and entrusts Manuel Comnenus (nephew of Isaac I Comnenus) to lead an expedition against the Seljuks
Role range: 1068-1071
1071
Exile of Romanus IV
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection. Brought back to Constantinople, Romanos is blinded (June 29, 1072) and sent into exile to the island of Proti
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
The Armenian general Basilaces was sent out with some cavalry, as Romanos did not believe this was Arslans full army; the cavalry was destroyed and Basilaces taken prisoner. Romanos draws up his troops into formation and sends the left wing out under Bryennios, who was almost surrounded by the Turks and is forced to retreat once more
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive
Role range: 1068-1071
Arrest of Romanus IV
Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
Doukas escapes from the Battle of Manzikert and marches back to Constantinople where he leads a coup against Romanos and proclaimed Michael VII as basileus
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Role range: 1068-1071
Battle of Manzikert
The fallout from Manzikert was disastrous for the Byzantines, resulting in civil conflicts and an economic crisis that severely weakened the Byzantine Empire's ability to adequately defend its borders
Role range: 1068-1071
Siege of Manzikert
Romanos IV launches a large scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert
Role range: 1068-1071
Death of Romanus IV
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection
Role range: 1068-1071
Abdication
The Caesar John Doukas and Michael Psellos relegated Eudokia to a monastery and easily prevailed upon Michael VII to declare Romanos IV deposed. Attacked and defeated by Constantine and Andronikos Doukas, the sons of the Caesar John Doukas
Role range: 1068-1071
Abdication
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Role range: 1068-1071
Arrest of Romanus IV
Released by Alp Arslan in exchange for a Treaty and the promise of a hefty ransom
Role range: 1068-1071
Siege of Cilicia
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Role range: 1068-1071
Records, sources and methodology
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