Romanos II

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Byzantine emperor Eastern Roman emperor human

Romanos II was a 10th-century Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty whose brief reign preceded the rise of the powerful generals Nikephoros II Phokas and John I Tzimiskes.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Romanos II canonical 10

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith John I Tzimiskes ⓘ
Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ
birthDate 0938 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
child Anna Porphyrogenita ⓘ
Basil II ⓘ
Constantine VIII ⓘ
Theophano ⓘ
surface form: Theophano (daughter of Romanos II)
chronologicalPlacement 10th century ⓘ
coRulerWith Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos ⓘ
surface form: Constantine VII
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
court imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine imperial court in Constantinople
deathCause uncertain ⓘ
deathDate 0963-03-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
dynasty Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
ethnicity Medieval Greek ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine Greek
father Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos ⓘ
surface form: Constantine VII
fullName Romanos II self-link ⓘ
governmentForm autocracy ⓘ
grandfather Romanos I Lekapenos ⓘ
house Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
knownFor brief reign preceding the rise of powerful military emperors ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
mother Helena Lekapene ⓘ
motherFamily Lekapenos family ⓘ
nobleTitle porphyrogennetos ⓘ
notableEvent oversaw early stages of Byzantine campaigns against the Arabs in Crete and Cilicia ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos ⓘ
surface form: Constantine VII
regnalName Romanos II self-link ⓘ
regnalNumber II ⓘ
reignEnd 0963-03-15 ⓘ
reignStart 0959-11-09 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
spouse Bertha of Italy ⓘ
Theophano ⓘ
style Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans ⓘ
succeededBy Nikephoros II Phokas as emperor ⓘ
successor Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ
title Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
surface form: Basileus Rhomaion

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macedonian dynasty → hasMonarch → Romanos II ⓘ
Basil II → father → Romanos II ⓘ
Basil II → coEmperorWith → Romanos II ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor → maternalGrandfather → Romanos II ⓘ
reconquest of Crete (960–961) → underRuler → Romanos II ⓘ
Anna Porphyrogenita → father → Romanos II ⓘ
Romanos II → fullName → Romanos II self-link ⓘ
Romanos II → regnalName → Romanos II self-link ⓘ
Constantine VIII → father → Romanos II ⓘ
Theophano → spouse → Romanos II ⓘ