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en-wikipedia-org-7398		Constantine VI - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2317	369	68	Constantine VI (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantinos; 14 January 771 – before 805[2]) was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. Taking advantage of her son's unpopularity, Irene had Constantine deposed, blinded and imprisoned in 797 and seized power for herself, becoming the first Empress regnant of the Empire. Constantine VI was the final ruler to be universally recognized as Roman emperor, being recognized as such by both the Empire which he ruled in the east, the papacy and the Western European powers over which the pope held suzerainty. This culminated in 800 when Pope Leo III, who owed his power and position to the Franks, crowned Charlemagne as 'Emperor of the Romans'. Constantine VI was the only child of Emperor Leo IV and Irene. Obverse: Leo IV with his son and co-emperor Constantine (VI). Philip Grierson & Cyril Mango's "Tombs and Obits of the Byzantine Emperors", one of the primary sources for the ODB, indicates 19 August. Constantine III with son Constans II	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7398.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7398.txt