Leo VI the Wise

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Leo VI the Wise was a Byzantine emperor renowned for his extensive legal reforms, scholarly works, and efforts to strengthen and codify Byzantine law and administration.

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Leo VI the Wise canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
Christian
medieval ruler
birthDate circa 866
birthName Leo
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles
child Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
surface form: Constantine VII
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate 912
dynasty Macedonian dynasty
epithet the Philosopher
the Wise
era Middle Byzantine period
father Byzantine Emperor Basil I
surface form: Basil I
house Macedonian dynasty
implementedReform promulgation of new civil law novels
regulation of guilds in Constantinople
reorganization of military law
revision and expansion of the Basilika
knownFor administrative reforms
codification of Byzantine law
legal reforms
scholarly writings
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
militaryConflict Arab–Byzantine wars
Rus'–Byzantine Wars
surface form: Rus'–Byzantine conflicts
mother Eudokia Ingerina
nativeLanguage Medieval Greek
notableWork Basilika
Book of the Eparch
Novels of Leo VI
Taktika of Leo VI
patronage ecclesiastical institutions
scholars
placeOfBirth Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
placeOfDeath Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
positionHeld Byzantine emperor
Emperor of the Romans
predecessor Byzantine Emperor Basil I
surface form: Basil I
reignEnd 912
reignStart 886
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Great Palace of Constantinople
sexOrGender male
spouse Eudokia Baïana
Theophano
surface form: Theophano Martinakia

Zoe Karbonopsina
Zoe Zaoutzaina
successor Alexander

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Macedonian dynasty hasMonarch Leo VI the Wise
Macedonian dynasty notableRuler Leo VI the Wise
Byzantine law majorReformUnder Leo VI the Wise
Byzantine Emperor Basil I successor Leo VI the Wise
subject surface form: Basil I
Byzantine Emperor Basil I fatherOf Leo VI the Wise
subject surface form: Basil I
Byzantine Emperor Basil I coEmperorWith Leo VI the Wise
subject surface form: Basil I
Alexander of Byzantium coRulerWith Leo VI the Wise
Alexander of Byzantium predecessor Leo VI the Wise
Alexander of Byzantium sibling Leo VI the Wise
Romanos I Lekapenos promotedBy Leo VI the Wise