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(July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans Michael I Rangabe Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans Michael I Rangabe, from the Madrid Skylitzes Byzantine emperor Reign 2 October 811 – 11 July 813 Coronation 2 October 811 Hagia Sophia Predecessor Staurakios Successor Leo V Co-emperor Theophylact (811–813) Born c. 770 Died 11 January 844 (Aged 73) Prote Island Burial Church on Prote Island, transferred to Monastery of Satyros Spouse Prokopia Issue Theophylaktos Staurakios Niketas Georgo Theophano Names Michael Rangabe Dynasty Nikephorian Father Theophylact Rhangabe Michael I Rangabe (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Ῥαγγαβέ; c. 770 – 11 January 844) was Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813. Michael was the son of the patrician Theophylact Rhangabe, the admiral of the Aegean fleet.[1] He married Prokopia, the daughter of the future Emperor Nikephoros I,[2] and received the high court dignity of kouropalatēs after his father-in-law's accession in 802. Contents 1 Background 2 Family 3 References 4 Sources 5 Further reading 6 See also 7 External links Background[edit] Coronation by the Patriarch, as depicted in the Madrid Skylitzes. Nikephorian dynasty Chronology Nikephoros I 802–811  with Staurakios as co-emperor 803–811  Staurakios 811 Michael I 811–813  with Theophylact as co-emperor 811–813  Succession Preceded by Isaurian dynasty Followed by Leo V and the Amorian dynasty v t e Michael survived Nikephoros' disastrous campaign against Krum of Bulgaria, and was considered a more appropriate candidate for the throne than his severely injured brother-in-law Staurakios.[2] When Michael's wife Prokopia failed to persuade her brother to name Michael as his successor, a group of senior officials (the magistros Theoktistos, the Domestic of the Schools Stephen, and Patriarch Nikephoros) forced Staurakios to abdicate in his favor on 2 October 811. Michael I attempted to carry out a policy of reconciliation, abandoning the exacting taxation instituted by Nikephoros I. While reducing imperial income, Michael generously distributed money to the army, the bureaucracy, and the Church.[3] Elected with the support of the Orthodox party in the Church, Michael diligently persecuted the iconoclasts and forced the Patriarch Nikephoros to back down in his dispute with Theodore of Stoudios, the influential abbot of the monastery of Stoudios. Michael's piety won him a very positive estimation in the work of the chronicler Theophanes the Confessor. In 812 Michael I reopened negotiations with the Franks, and recognized Charlemagne as imperator and basileus (Emperor), but not Emperor of the Romans.[4][5][6] In exchange for that recognition, Venice was returned to the Empire. However, under the influence of Theodore, Michael rejected the peace terms offered by Krum and provoked the capture of Mesembria (Nesebar) by the Bulgarians. After an initial success in spring 813, Michael's army prepared for a major engagement at Versinikia near Adrianople in June.[2] The imperial army was defeated, while Leo the Armenian fled from the battle.[2] With conspiracy in the air, Michael preempted events by abdicating on 11 July 813 in favor of the general Leo the Armenian and becoming a monk (under the name Athanasios).[7][2] His sons were castrated and relegated into monasteries,[7] one of them, Niketas (renamed Ignatios), eventually becoming Patriarch of Constantinople.[8] Michael died 11 January 844.[9] Family[edit] By his wife Prokopia, Michael I had at least five children: Gorgo (f) Theophylact, co-emperor from 812 to 813. Niketas, later Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople (c. 798 – 877)[8] Staurakios (m) Theophano (f) References[edit] ^ Venning 2006, p. 218. ^ a b c d e Bradbury 2004, p. 64. ^ Ostrogorsky 1986, p. 197. ^ eum imperatorem et basileum appellantes, cf. Royal Frankish Annals, a. 812. ^ Eichmann, Eduard (1942). Die Kaiserkrönung im Abendland: ein Beitrag zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des kirchlichen Rechte, der Liturgie und der Kirchenpolitik. Echter-Verlag. p. 33. ^ Canning 1996, p. 70. ^ a b Luttwak 2009, p. 182. ^ a b Bury 1912, p. 14. ^ Anthony 2017, p. 8. sfn error: no target: CITEREFAnthony2017 (help) Sources[edit] Genesios on the Reigns of the Emperors: Translation and Commentary. Translated by Anthony, Kaldellis. BRILL. 2017. Bradbury, Jim (2004). The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare. Routledge. Bury, John Bagnell (1912). A History of the Eastern Roman Empire from the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I, (802–867). Macmillan and Co. Canning, Joseph (1996). A History of Medieval Political Thought: 300–1450. Routledge. Luttwak, Edward N. (2009). The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire. Harvard University Press. Ostrogorsky, George (1986). History of the Byzantine State. Rutgers University Press. Venning, T., ed. (2006). A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire. Palgrave Macmillan. Further reading[edit] Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504652-8. Treadgold, W. A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford University Press; 1 edition (1 November 1997) Gregory, T., A History of Byzantium (Blackwell History of the Ancient World), Wiley-Blackwell (11 March 2005) See also[edit] Byzantine Empire portal List of Byzantine emperors External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael I Rhangabes. Michael I Rangabe Nikephorian dynasty Born: c. 770 Died: 11 January 844 Regnal titles Preceded by Staurakios Byzantine emperor 2 October 811 – 22 June 813 with Theophylact (811–813) Succeeded by Leo V v t e Roman and Byzantine emperors and ruling empresses Principate 27 BC – AD 235 Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasian Titus Domitian Nerva Trajan Hadrian Antoninus Pius Marcus Aurelius Lucius Verus Commodus Pertinax Didius Julianus (Pescennius Niger) (Clodius Albinus) Septimius Severus Caracalla Geta Macrinus Diadumenian Elagabalus Severus Alexander Crisis 235–285 Maximinus Thrax Gordian I Gordian II Pupienus Balbinus Gordian III Philip the Arab Philip II Decius Herennius Etruscus Hostilian Trebonianus Gallus Volusianus Aemilianus Valerian Gallienus Saloninus Claudius Gothicus Quintillus Aurelian Ulpia Severina Tacitus Florian Probus Carus Carinus Numerian Gallic emperors Postumus (Laelianus) Marius Victorinus (Domitianus II) Tetricus I with Tetricus II as caesar Palmyrene emperors Vaballathus Zenobia Septimius Antiochus Dominate 284–395 Diocletian Maximian Galerius Constantius I Severus Constantine the Great Maxentius Licinius Maximinus Daza (Valerius Valens) (Martinian) Constantine II Constantius II Constans I Magnentius Vetranio Julian Jovian Valentinian I (west) Valens (east) Gratian (west) Valentinian II (west) Theodosius I Magnus Maximus Victor (Eugenius) Western Empire 395–480 Honorius Constantine III with son Constans II Constantius III Joannes Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Avitus Majorian Libius Severus Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus Augustulus Eastern/ Byzantine Empire 395–1204 Arcadius Theodosius II Marcian Leo I Leo II Zeno Basiliscus Marcus Anastasius I Dicorus Justin I Justinian I Justin II Tiberius II Constantine Maurice with son Theodosius as co-emperor Phocas Heraclius Constantine III Heraklonas Constans II Constantine IV with brothers Heraclius and Tiberius and then Justinian II as co-emperors Justinian II (first reign) Leontios Tiberius III Justinian II (second reign) with son Tiberius as co-emperor Philippikos Anastasios II Theodosius III Leo III the Isaurian Constantine V Artabasdos Leo IV the Khazar Constantine VI Irene Nikephoros I Staurakios Michael I Rangabe with son Theophylact as co-emperor Leo V the Armenian with Symbatios-Constantine as junior emperor Michael II the Amorian Theophilos Michael III Basil I the Macedonian Leo VI the Wise Alexander Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos Romanos I Lekapenos with sons Christopher, Stephen and Constantine as junior co-emperors Romanos II Nikephoros II Phokas John I Tzimiskes Basil II Constantine VIII Zoë (first reign) and Romanos III Argyros Zoë (first reign) and Michael IV the Paphlagonian Michael V Kalaphates Zoë (second reign) with Theodora Zoë (second reign) and Constantine IX Monomachos Constantine IX Monomachos (sole emperor) Theodora Michael VI Bringas Isaac I Komnenos Constantine X Doukas Romanos IV Diogenes Michael VII Doukas with brothers Andronikos and Konstantios and son Constantine Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos John II Komnenos with Alexios Komnenos as co-emperor Manuel I Komnenos Alexios II Komnenos Andronikos I Komnenos with John Komnenos as co-emperor Isaac II Angelos Alexios III Angelos Alexios IV Angelos Nicholas Kanabos (chosen by the Senate) Alexios V Doukas Empire of Nicaea 1204–1261 Constantine Laskaris Theodore I Laskaris John III Doukas Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Laskaris Byzantine Empire 1261–1453 Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos II Palaiologos with Michael IX Palaiologos as co-emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos John V Palaiologos John VI Kantakouzenos with John V Palaiologos and Matthew Kantakouzenos as co-emperors John V Palaiologos Andronikos IV Palaiologos John VII Palaiologos Andronikos V Palaiologos Manuel II Palaiologos John VIII Palaiologos Constantine XI Palaiologos Italics indicates a junior co-emperor, while underlining indicates a usurper. 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