Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus

(born Sept. 905, Constantinople—died Nov. 9, 959) Byzantine emperor (913–59). Coemperor with his father, Leo VI, from 911, he became sole ruler in 913. His father-in-law, Romanus I Lecapenus, was crowned coemperor with him in 920 and soon became the primary ruler. Shut out of government, Constantine devoted himself to scholarship; his writings include works on the Slavic and Turkic peoples and on Byzantine ceremonies. In 944 the sons of Romanus, impatient for power, had their father deported, and the ensuing public outcry emboldened Constantine to banish them in 945; he then ruled alone until his death.

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No references found			The Christianization of ancient ceremonies is of course almost as old as Christianity itself, and is covered by Averil Cameron in her treatment of the Byzantine Book of Ceremonies, court ritual compiled by the Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, a tenth century sovereign whose very name tells us how conscious he was that he had been born in the purple. Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies by Mash, Michael L. / Contemporary Review			Constantin Carathéodory Constantin David Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea Constantin Emile Meunier Constantin Émile Meunier Constantin Francois Volney Constantin François Volney Constantin Ionescu Gulian Constantin Ivanus Constantin Parhon Constantin Von Neurath Constantine Constantine Caramanlis Constantine I Constantine II Constantine IV Constantine IX Monomachus Constantine Nikolayevich Constantine the African Constantine the Great Constantine Tsatsos Constantine V Constantine V Copronymus Constantine VI Constantine VII Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Constantine XI Constantine XI Palaeologus Constantine, Donation of Constantine, Eddie Constantine, Learie Constantine/Yourdon Constantinescu, Alexandru Constantinescu-Iasi, Petre Constantinople Constantinople Conference of Ambassadors of 1885 Constantinople Convention of 1800 Constantinople Peace Treaty of 1700 Constantinople, Council Constantinople, First Council of Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople, Latin Empire of Constantinople, Second Council of Constantinople, Third Council of Constantinople, Treaty of 1879 Constantinos Apostolos Doxiadis Constantinus Africanus Constantius Constantius I Constantius II Constantius III			Constantine IX Monomachus Constantine Kanaris Constantine Karamanlis Constantine Lascaris Constantine Nikolayevich Constantine of Carthage Constantine P. Cavafy Constantine P. Cavafy Constantine Palace Constantine Palaiologos Constantine Palaiologos Constantine Petrovich Pobedonostsev Constantine Pogonatus Constantine Porphyrogenitus Constantine Porphyrogenitus Constantine Porphyrogennetos Constantine Porphyrogennetos Constantine Somov Constantine the African Constantine the Dung-Named Constantine the Great Constantine the Great Constantine Tsatsos Constantine V Constantine V Copronymus Constantine VI Constantine VII Constantine VII Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor Constantine wire Constantine wire Constantine XI Constantine XI Constantine XI of the Byzantine Empire Constantine XI of the Byzantine Empire Constantine XI Palaeologus Constantine XI Palaeologus Constantine XI Palaiologos Constantine XI Palaiologos Constantine XI Palaiologos Dragases Constantine XI Palaiologos Dragases Constantine XI Paleologus Constantine XI Paleologus Constantine XIII Constantine XIII Constantine's donation Constantine's donation Constantine, Ain El Bey, Algeria Constantine, Donation of Constantine, Donation of Constantine, Eddie Constantine, Learie Constantine/Yourdon Constantines Constantines

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