id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4839 Michael V Kalaphates - Wikipedia .html text/html 1651 316 64 Although the emperor preferred another of his nephews, the future Michael V was advanced as heir to the throne by his other uncle John the Orphanotrophos and the Empress Zoe.[1] Shortly before his death, Michael IV granted Michael V the title of Kaisar (Caesar), and, together with Zoe, adopted his nephew as a son.[2] Michael IV died on 10 December 1041 and Michael V was proclaimed emperor three days later by Zoe.[3] On the night of 18 April to 19 April 1042, Michael V banished his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe, for plotting to poison him, to the island of Principo,[2] thus becoming sole Emperor. Michael Angold, The Byzantine empire 1025–1204 (Longman, 2nd edition, 1997). Constantine III with son Constans II Constantine IV with brothers Heraclius and Tiberius and then Justinian II as co-emperors Romanos I Lekapenos with sons Christopher, Stephen and Constantine as junior co-emperors ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4839.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4839.txt