Emperor of the Romans
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Emperor of the Romans was the imperial title used by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire, claiming succession from the ancient Roman emperors as sovereigns of the Roman Empire in its Eastern form.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Romans canonical | 44 |
| Basileus Rhomaion | 18 |
| Basileus of the Romans | 9 |
| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | 4 |
| Autokrator of the Romans | 3 |
| Imperator Romanorum | 3 |
| Eastern Roman Emperor | 1 |
| Emperor of Rome | 1 |
| Romanorum Imperator | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial title
ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Empire (Eastern part)
|
| capital |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| claimsSuccessionFrom | ancient Roman emperors ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| endCause |
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Constantinople
|
| endTime | 1453 ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerOver | themes of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| followedBy | Ottoman sultan (as ruler of Constantinople) ⓘ |
| follows | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
autocracy
ⓘ
caesaropapism ⓘ |
| GreekForm |
Emperor of the Romans
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
|
| hasComponent | imperial regalia of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| hasRole |
head of state of the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
protector of the Orthodox Church ⓘ sovereign of the Roman Empire in its Eastern form ⓘ supreme legislator of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ supreme military commander of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| LatinForm |
Emperor of the Romans
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperator Romanorum
|
| partOf | Roman imperial tradition ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roman emperor of the unified Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| residence |
Great Palace of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Blachernae Palace
Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| significantHolder |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
Basil II ⓘ Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ Heraclius ⓘ John II Komnenos ⓘ Justinian I ⓘ Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ |
| startTime | reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| style |
Autokrator
ⓘ
Basileus ⓘ Despot ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | double-headed eagle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| wore |
loros
ⓘ
stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) ⓘ |
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basileus of the Romans
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
this entity surface form:
Imperator Romanorum
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
this entity surface form:
Imperator Romanorum
subject surface form:
Marcian
this entity surface form:
Basileus of the Romans
subject surface form:
Louis the Pious
this entity surface form:
Eastern Roman Emperor
subject surface form:
Constantine IV
this entity surface form:
Basileus of the Romans
subject surface form:
Constantine VI
subject surface form:
Constantine VI
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
this entity surface form:
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
this entity surface form:
Basileus of the Romans
this entity surface form:
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
subject surface form:
Phocas
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
subject surface form:
Phocas
this entity surface form:
Imperator Romanorum
this entity surface form:
Romanorum Imperator
subject surface form:
Alexios III Angelos
subject surface form:
Alexios III Angelos
this entity surface form:
Autokrator of the Romans
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
this entity surface form:
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
subject surface form:
Michael III
subject surface form:
Michael III
this entity surface form:
Basileus of the Romans
subject surface form:
Michael III
this entity surface form:
Autokrator of the Romans
subject surface form:
Basil I
subject surface form:
Basil I
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
subject surface form:
Constantine IX Monomachos
subject surface form:
Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
subject surface form:
Isaac I Komnenos
subject surface form:
Isaac I Komnenos
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
this entity surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion