Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos

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Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos was an 11th-century Byzantine emperor whose reign was marked by internal court intrigue, military challenges, and the deepening religious tensions that preceded the East–West Schism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
human
associatedWith Patriarch Michael I Cerularius
surface form: Michael I Cerularius

Theodora Porphyrogenita
Zoe Porphyrogenita
burialPlace Monastery of Mangana
centuryOfActivity 11th century
coRuler Theodora Porphyrogenita
Zoe Porphyrogenita
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1000
dateOfDeath 11 January 1055
dynasty Macedonian dynasty
era Middle Byzantine period
familyName Monomachos
father Theodosios Monomachos
founded Monastery of Mangana
surface form: Mangana Monastery complex
givenName Constantine
knownFor court intrigue and favoritism
lavish spending and building projects
support for intellectual and cultural life in Constantinople
weakening of the Byzantine military aristocracy
languageSpoken Medieval Greek
mother Theodora (mother of Constantine IX Monomachos)
nobleTitle anthypatos
magistros
patrikios
notableEvent Battle of Kapetron
Pecheneg revolts
Rus’ attack on Constantinople in 1043
Seljuk invasions
surface form: Seljuk raids in eastern Anatolia

conflict with Patriarch Michael I Cerularius
involvement in events preceding the East–West Schism
losses in Byzantine Italy
negotiations with Pope Leo IX
officeHeld governor of the theme of Opsikion
judge of the Hippodrome
placeOfBirth Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
placeOfDeath Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
positionHeld Byzantine emperor
Emperor of the Romans
predecessor Michael V Kalaphates
reignEnd 1055
reignStart 1042
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
sexOrGender male
spouse Helena Skleraina
Zoe Porphyrogenita
successor Theodora Porphyrogenita
title Emperor of the Romans
surface form: Basileus Rhomaion

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Patriarch Michael I Cerularius appointedBy Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
subject surface form: Michael I Cerularius
Vladimir II Monomakh maternalGrandfather Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
Nea Moni of Chios foundedBy Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
Monomakh’s Cap associatedWithLegend Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
Gagik II of Armenia opponent Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
Gagik II of Armenia surrenderedTo Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
John Mauropous patron Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
John Mauropous appointedBy Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
Nea Moni of Chios monastery foundedBy Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
subject surface form: Nea Moni of Chios
this entity surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos