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Constantine VII

905 - 959

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Ancient Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Πορφυρογέννητος, Kōnstantinos Porphyrogennētos; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959. He was the son of Emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife, Zoe Karbonopsina, and the nephew of his predecessor Alexander. Most of his reign was dominated by co-regents: from 913 until 919 he was under the regency of his mother, while from 920 until 945 he shared the throne with Romanos Lekapenos, whose daughter Helena he married, and his sons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantine VII has received more than 805,749 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia. Constantine VII is the 184th most popular writer (down from 179th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 82nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Writer.

Constantine VII is most famous for his reign as Byzantine Emperor from 913 to 959. He was the son of Romanos I Lekapenos, and the grandson of Emperor Romanos I. Constantine VII had a long and prosperous reign, but he is best known for his military achievements.

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Notable Works

Constantini Porphyrogeniti Imperatoris de Cerimoniis Aulae Byzantinae Libri Duo, Vol. 1: Graece Et Latine E Recensione Io. Iac. Reiskii Cum Eiusdem ... Integris (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition)
2018
De administrando imperio
Byzantine Empire
19493 / 5
Le Livre des cérémonies ..
1935
Cart de învǎṭǎturǎ pentru fiul sǎu Romanós
1971
Vom Bauernhof auf den Kaiserthron
Byzantine Empire
1981
De administrando imperio
History, Education of princes, Education
1949
Le livre des cérémonies
Description, Antiquities, Church history
1935
Constantine Porphyrogenitus
Byzantine Empire, Field service, Army
1949
de Ceremoniis Aulae Byzantinae Libri Duo; Volume 1
2018
de Ceremoniis Aulae Byzantinae Libri Duo; Volume 2
2018
De administrando imperio
History, Education of princes
1967

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Constantine VII ranks 184 out of 7,302. Before him are J. D. Salinger, Osamu Dazai, André Breton, Nizami Ganjavi, John Steinbeck, and Aldous Huxley. After him are Tove Jansson, Dale Carnegie, Murasaki Shikibu, Stanisław Lem, Lope de Vega, and Eckhart Tolle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 905, Constantine VII ranks 1. After him are Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, Al-Mustakfi, and Abu al-Misk Kafur. Among people deceased in 959, Constantine VII ranks 1. After him are Eadwig, and Pietro III Candiano.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Constantine VII ranks 78 out of 1,347. Before him are Herostratus (-301), Orhan Pamuk (1952), Aristotle Onassis (1906), Murad V (1840), Honorius (384), and Alexios I Komnenos (1048). After him are Ertuğrul (1198), Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Piri Reis (1470), Abdülaziz (1830), and Hecataeus of Miletus (-550).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Constantine VII ranks 4. Before him are Hesiod (-800), Lucian (120), and Orhan Pamuk (1952). After him are Anacreon (-570), Anna Komnene (1083), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Yunus Emre (1240), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Aratus (-315), and Theodore the Studite (759).

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