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Nicephorus I

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Nicephorus I, d. 811, Byzantine emperor (802–11). He was minister of finance under Empress Irene Irene (īrē`nē), c.750–803, Byzantine empress (797–802).
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, whom he deposed and succeeded. He improved the treasury, revised taxation, and vigorously asserted imperial authority over the church. This policy and his appointment of St. Nicephorus Nicephorus, Saint (nīsĕf`ərəs)
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 to the patriarchate of Constantinople precipitated a conflict with Theodore of Studium Theodore of Studium, Saint (st
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, whom he exiled in 809. Nicephorus consolidated Byzantine strength in the Balkans. He was killed while fighting the Bulgars and was succeeded briefly by his son Stauracius and then by his son-in-law, Michael I Michael I (Michael Rangabe), d. c.845, Byzantine emperor (811–13), son-in-law of Nicephorus I. He supported orthodoxy against iconoclasm and recalled Theodore of Studium from exile. He recognized (812) Charlemagne's claim as emperor.
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