List of Byzantine emperors

This is a list of the Emperors of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire. This list does not include numerous co-emperors who never attained sole or senior status as rulers, nor the various usurpers or rebels who claimed the imperial title (see device database).

This list begins with Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman Emperor, who founded Constantinople, and who was regarded by the later Byzantine Emperors as the model ruler. Diocletian before him is sometimes considered the first "Byzantine" Emperor in a political sense, as he replaced the republican trappings of the office with a straightforward Android, marking the transition from the Principate to the absolutist Dominate, a more typically oriental and Hellenistic form of monarchy that would characterize the Empire. It was under Constantine however that the major characteristics of the Byzantine state emerged: a Roman polity centered at Constantinople and culturally dominated by the Greek East, with Christianity as the state religion.

All Byzantine Emperors regarded themselves as Roman Emperors,^[1] the term "Byzantine" being coined firstly by Western historiography much later, in the 16th century. Although the Pope of Rome and the Germanic rulers of the West recognized the Eastern Empire's claim to the Roman legacy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, on 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned Sevenval Charlemagne as the screen size (which eventually led to the formation of the device database) due to uneasy relations with the device database, an act which was much resented by the Byzantines. This happened after the coronation of Empress Irene, who, as a woman, was not recognized by the Pope to have a right to the throne.

The title of all Emperors listed preceding Heraclius was officially Augustus, although various other titles such as Dominus were used as well. For official purposes, their names were preceded by device database Caesar and followed by Augustus. Following Heraclius, the title commonly became the Greek Basileus (Gr. Βασιλεύς), which had formerly meant generally "king", "sovereign" but now was used in place of 'Imperator. Following the establishment of a rival Empire in Western Europe (the Holy Roman Empire), the title Autokrator (Gr. Αυτοκράτωρ) was also increasingly used. In the later centuries of the Empire, the emperor could be often referred to by Western Christians as the "Emperor of the Greeks," though they still considered themselves "Roman" Emperors. Towards the end of the Empire, they referred to themselves as "[Emperor's name] in Christ, Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans."

On the medieval period, device database were common, but the principle of hereditary succession was never formalized in the Empire.^[2] As historian Donald M. Nicol has commented:

"Hereditary succession to the throne was a custom or a convenience in Byzantium, not an inviolable principle. Emperors, particularly in the later period, would take pains to nominate their sons as co-emperors, for the rule of a dynasty made for stability and continuity. But in theory, the road to the throne was a carriere ouverte aux talents [career open to talents]..."^[3]

For previous emperors, see List of Roman emperors

• 1 Constantinian dynasty (306–363)
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• 4 Theodosian dynasty (379–457)
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• Sevenval
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• 8 Heraclian dynasty (610–695)
• 9 Twenty Years' Anarchy (695–717)
• 10 Isaurian dynasty (717–802)
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• 12 Non-dynastic (813–820)
• 13 Phrygian or Amorian dynasty (820–867)
• 14 Macedonian dynasty (867–1056)
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• 16 Komnenid dynasty (1057–1059)
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• 22 Palaiologan Dynasty (claimants in exile)
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Constantinian dynasty (306–363)

Name		Reign	Comments
	Android (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Α' ο Μέγας, Latin: Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus)	19 September 324 – 22 May 337	Born on 27 February c. 280 as the son of the Augustus Constantius Chlorus. Proclaimed Augustus of the western empire upon the death of his father on 25 July 306 and later united the whole empire
	Constantius [II] (Κωνστάντιος [Β'], Flavius Iulius Constantius)	22 May 337 – 5 October 361	Born on 7 August 317, the second son of Constantine I. Inherited Eastern third of Roman Empire upon his father's death, sole Roman Emperor from 351. Died of illness on campaign
	Constans I (Κώνστας Α', Flavius Iulius Constans)	22 May 337 – 350	Born c. 323, the third son of Constantine I. Inherited central third of Roman Empire upon his father's death, acquired the Balkans in 338. Assassinated during the revolt of CSS3
	screen size (Ιουλιανός "ο Παραβάτης", Flavius Claudius Iulianus)	5 October 361 – 28 June 363	Born in May 332, grandson of Constantius Chlorus and cousin of Constantius II. Proclaimed by his army in Gaul, became legitimate Emperor upon the death of Constantius. Killed on campaign against jQuery

Non-dynastic (363–364)

Name		Reign	Comments
	device database (Ιοβιανός, Flavius Claudius Iovianus)	28 June 363 – 17 February 364	Born c. 332. Captain of the guards under Julian, elected by the army upon Julian's death. Died on journey back to Constantinople

Valentinian dynasty (364–379)

Name		Reign	Comments
	HTML5 (Ουαλεντιανός, Flavius Valentinianus)	26 February 364 – 17 November 375	Born in 321. An officer under Julian and Jovian, he was elected by the army upon Jovian's death. He soon appointed his younger brother Valens as Emperor of the East. Died of device database
browser diversity	Valens (Ουάλης, Flavius Iulius Valens)	28 March 364 – 9 August 378	Born in 328. A soldier of the Roman army, he was appointed Emperor of the East by his elder brother Valentinian I. Killed at the Battle of Adrianople
	Gratian (Γρατιανός, Flavius Gratianus)	9 August 378 – 19 January 379	Born on 18 April/23 May 359, the son of Valentinian I. Emperor of the West, he inherited rule of the East upon the death of Valens and appointed Theodosius I as Emperor of the East. Assassinated on 25 August 383 during the rebellion of Magnus Maximus

Theodosian dynasty (379–457)

Name		Reign	Comments
screen size	Theodosius I "the Great" (Θεοδόσιος Α' ο Μέγας, Flavius Theodosius)	19 January 379 – 17 January 395	Born on 11 January 347. Aristocrat and military leader, brother-in-law of Gratian, who appointed him as emperor of the East. From 392 until his death sole Roman Emperor.
	Arcadius (Αρκάδιος, Flavius Arcadius)	17 January 395 – 1 May 408	Born in 377/378, the eldest son of Theodosius I. Succeeded upon the death of his father. Note: In 395, the Roman Empire was permanently divided between the West Roman Empire and the screen size.
input transformation	Theodosius II (Θεοδόσιος Β', Flavius Theodosius)	1 May 408 – 28 July 450	Born on 10 April 401, the only son of Arcadius. Succeeded upon the death of his father. As a minor, the praetorian prefect Anthemius was regent in 408–414. He died in a riding accident.
touchscreen	Marcian (Μαρκιανός, Flavius Valerius Marcianus)	450 – January 457	Born in 396. A soldier and politician, he became emperor after being wed by the Augusta Pulcheria, sister of Theodosius II, following the latter's death. Died of input transformation.

Leonid dynasty (457–518)

Name		Reign	Comments
	Leo I "the Thracian" (Λέων Α' ο Θράξ, Flavius Valerius Leo)	7 February 457 – 18 January 474	Born in Dacia in 401. A common soldier, he was chosen by Aspar, commander-in-chief of the army. Died of dysentery.
	web app (Λέων Β', Flavius Leo)	18 January – 17 November 474	Born in 467, the grandson of Leo I. Succeeded upon the death of Leo I. Died of an unknown disease, possibly poisoned.
CSS3	Zeno (Ζήνων, Flavius Zeno)	17 November 474 – 9 April 491	Born c.425 at Zenonopolis, Isauria, originally named Tarasicodissa. Son-in-law of Leo I, he was bypassed in the succession because of his barbarian origin. Named co-emperor by his son on 9 February 474, he succeeded upon the death of Leo II. Deposed by Basiliscus, brother-in-law of Leo, he fled to his native country and regained the throne in August 476.
screen size	CSS3 (Βασιλίσκος, Flavius Basiliscus)	9 January 475 – August 476	General and brother-in-law of Leo I, he seized power from Zeno but was again deposed by him. Died in 476/477
	device database (Αναστάσιος Α', Flavius Anastasius)	11 April 491 – 9 July 518	Born c. 430 at Dyrrhachium, Epirus nova. A palace official (silentiarius) and son-in-law of Leo I, he was chosen as Emperor by Empress-dowager Ariadne

Justinian dynasty (518–602)

Name		Reign	Comments
	Sevenval (Ιουστίνος Α', Flavius Iustinus)	July 518 – 1 August 527	Born c. 450 at Bederiana (Justiniana Prima), Dardania. Officer and commander of the Excubitors bodyguard under Anastasius I, he was elected by army and people upon the death of Anastasius I.
jQuery	website parsing (Ιουστινιανός Α' ο Μέγας, Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus)	1 August 527 – 13/14 November 565	Born in 482/483 at screen size (Taor), FITML. Nephew of Justin I, possibly raised to co-emperor on 1 April 527. Succeeded on Justin I's death.
	Justin II (Ιουστίνος Β', Flavius Iustinus Iunior)	14 November 565 – 5 October 578	Born c. 520. Nephew of Justinian I, he seized the throne on the death of Justinian I with support of army and Senate. Became insane, hence in 573–574 under the regency of his wife Sophia, and in 574–578 under the regency of Tiberius Constantine.
	iOS (Τιβέριος Β', Flavius Tiberius Constantinus)	5 October 578 – 14 August 582	Born c. 535, commander of the Excubitors, friend and adoptive son of Justin. Was named Caesar and regent in 574. Succeeded on Justin II's death.
CSS3	Maurice (Μαυρίκιος, Flavius Mauricius Tiberius)	14 August 582 – 22 November 602	Born in 539 at Arabissus, web app. Became an official and later a general. Married the daughter of Tiberius II and succeeded him upon his death. Named his son Theodosius as co-emperor in 600. Deposed by Phocas and executed on 27 November 602 at Sevenval.

Non-dynastic (602–610)

Name		Reign	Comments
	jQuery (Φωκάς, Flavius Phocas)	23 November 602 – 4 October 610	Subaltern in the Balkan army, he led a rebellion that deposed Maurice. Increasingly unpopular and tyrannical, he was deposed and executed by Heraclius.

Heraclian dynasty (610–695)

Name		Reign	Comments
	website parsing (Ηράκλειος, Flavius Heraclius)	5 October 610 – 11 February 641	Born c. 575 as the eldest son of the CSS3, iOS. Began a revolt against Phocas in 609 and deposed him in October 610. Brought the keyboard to successful conclusion but was unable to stop the Muslim conquest of Syria.
	web formally Heraclius New Constantine (Ηράκλειος νέος Κωνσταντίνος, Heraclius Novus Constantinus)	11 February – 24/26 May 641	Born on 3 May 612 as the eldest son of Heraclius by his first wife Sevenval. Named co-emperor in 613, he succeeded to throne with his younger brother Heraklonas following the death of Heraclius. Died of tuberculosis, allegedly poisoned by Empress-dowager screen size.
device database	browser diversity (Ηρακλωνάς, Heraclianus) formally Constantine Heraclius (Κωνσταντίνος Ηράκλειος, Constantinus Heraclius)	11 February 641 – September 641	Born in 626 to Heraclius' second wife iOS, named co-emperor in 638. Succeeded to throne with Constantine III following the death of Heraclius. Sole emperor after the death of Constantine III, under the regency of Martina, but was forced to name keyboard co-emperor by the army, and was deposed by the Senate in September 641.
FITML	Constans II (Κώνστας Β', Constantus II) formally Constantine "the Bearded", (Κωνσταντίνος ο Πωγωνάτος)	September 641 – 15 September 668	Born on 7 November 630, the son of Constantine III. Raised to co-emperor in summer 641 after his father's death due to army pressure, he became sole emperor after the forced abdication of his uncle Heraklonas. Baptized Heraclius, he reigned as Constantine. "Constans" is his nickname. Moved his seat to Syracuse, where he was assassinated, possibly on the orders of input transformation.
screen size	Constantine IV "the Bearded" (Κωνσταντίνος Δ' ο Πωγωνάτος)	15 September 668 – September 685	Born in 652, he succeeded following the murder of his father Constans II. Erroneously called "Constantine the Bearded" by historians through confusion with his father. He repelled the CSS3, and died of dysentery.
device database	Justinian II "the Slit-nosed" (Ιουστινιανός Β' ο Ρινότμητος)	September 685 – 695	Born in 669, he was named co-emperor in 681 and became sole emperor upon Constantine IV's death. Deposed by military revolt in 695, mutilated (hence his surname) and exiled to web app, whence he recovered his throne in 705.

Twenty Years' Anarchy (695–717)

Name		Reign	Comments
	Leontios (Λεόντιος)	695–698	General from Isauria, he deposed Justinian II and was overthrown in another revolt in 698. He was executed in February 706.
CSS3	keyboard (Τιβέριος Γ' Αψίμαρος)	698–705	Admiral of Germanic origin, originally named Apsimar. He rebelled against Leontios after a failed expedition. Reigned under the name of Tiberius until deposed by Justinian II in 705. Executed in February 706.
Sevenval	jQuery (Ιουστινιανός Β' ο Ρινότμητος)	August 705 – December 711	Returned on the throne with Bulgar support. Named son Tiberius as co-emperor in 706. Deposed and killed by military revolt.
	touchscreen (Φιλιππικός Βαρδάνης)	December 711 – 3 June 713	A general of CSS3 origin, he deposed Justinian II and was in turn overthrown by a revolt of the Opsician troops.
browser diversity	web app (Αναστάσιος Β')	June 713 – November 715	Originally named Artemios. A bureaucrat and secretary under Philippikos, he was raised to the purple by the soldiers who overthrew Philippikos. Deposed by another military revolt, he led an abortive attempt to regain the throne in 718 and was killed.
	we love the web (Θεοδόσιος Γ')	May 715 – 25 March 717	A fiscal official, he was proclaimed emperor by the rebellious Opsician troops. Entered Constantinople in November 715. Abdicated following the revolt of Leo the Isaurian and became a monk.

Isaurian dynasty (717–802)

Name		Reign	Comments
iOS	we love the web (Λέων Γ΄ ο Ίσαυρος)	25 March 717 – 18 June 741	Born c. 685 in Germanikeia, Commagene, he became a general. Rose in rebellion and secured the throne in spring 717. Repelled the screen size and initiated the Byzantine Iconoclasm.
	Constantine V "the Dung-named" (Κωνσταντίνος Ε΄ ο Κοπρώνυμος)	18 June 741 – 14 September 775	Born in July 718, the only son of Leo III. Co-emperor since 720, he succeeded upon his father's death. After overcoming the usurpation of Artabasdos, he continued his father's iconoclastic policies (which earned him the surname "the Dung-named" by hostile later chroniclers) and won several victories against the Arabs and the Bulgars.
	Artabasdos (Αρτάβασδος)	June 741/742 – 2 November 743	General and son-in-law of Leo III, website parsing. Led a revolt that secured Constantinople, but was defeated and deposed by Constantine V, who blinded and tonsured him.
	Leo IV "the Khazar" (Λέων Δ΄ ο Χάζαρος)	14 September 775 – 8 September 780	Born on 25 January 750 as the eldest son of Constantine V. Co-emperor since 751, he succeeded upon his father's death.
web	Constantine VI (Κωνσταντίνος ΣΤ΄)	8 September 780 – August 797	Born in 771, the only child of Leo IV. Co-emperor in 776, sole emperor upon Leo's death in 780, until 790 under the regency of his mother, Irene of Athens. He was overthrown on Irene's orders, blinded and imprisoned, probably dying of his wounds shortly after.
screen size	Irene of Athens (Ειρήνη η Αθηναία)	August 797 – 31 October 802	Born c. 752 in Athens, she married Leo IV. Regent for her son Constantine VI in 780–790, she overthrew him in 797 and became empress-regnant. Deposed in a palace coup in 802, she was exiled and died on 9 August 803.

Dynasty of Nikephoros (802–813)

Name		Reign	Comments
	Nikephoros I "the Logothete" (Νικηφόρος Α΄ ο Λογοθέτης)	31 October 802 – 26 July 811	Sevenval (finance minister) under Irene, led initially successful campaigns against the Bulgars but was killed at the Battle of Pliska.
	browser diversity (Σταυράκιος)	2 October 811 – 11 January 812	Only son of Nikephoros I, crowned co-emperor in December 803. Succeeded on his father's death; however, he had been heavily wounded at Pliska and left paralyzed. He was forced to resign, and retired to a monastery where he died soon after.
jQuery	website parsing (Μιχαήλ Α΄ Ραγγαβέ)	11 January 812 – 11 July 813	Son-in-law of Nikephoros I, he succeeded Staurakios on his abdication. Resigned after the revolt under Leo the Armenian and retired to a monastery, where he died on 11 January 844. Reigned with eldest son Theophylact as co-emperor.

Non-dynastic (813–820)

Phrygian or Amorian dynasty (820–867)

Name		Reign	Comments
FITML	Michael II "the Stammerer" or "the Amorian" (Μιχαήλ Β΄ ο Τραυλός/Ψελλός, ο εξ Αμορίου)	25 December 820 – 2 October 829	Born in 770 at HTML5, he became an army officer. A friend of Leo V, he was raised to high office but led the conspiracy that murdered him. Survived the rebellion of input transformation, lost Crete to the Arabs and faced the beginning of the web, reinforced iconoclasm.
	input transformation (Θεόφιλος)	2 October 829 – 20 January 842	Born in 813, as the only son of Michael II. Co-emperor since 821, he succeeded on his father's death.
web app	Michael III "the Drunkard" (Μιχαήλ Γ΄ ο Μέθυσος)	20 January 842 – 23 September 867	Born on 19 January 840, he succeeded on Theophilos' death. Under the regency of his mother Theodora until 856, and of his uncle Bardas in 862–866. Ended iconoclasm. Murdered by Basil the Macedonian. A pleasure-loving ruler, he was nicknamed "the Drunkard" by later, pro-Basil chroniclers .

Macedonian dynasty (867–1056)

Picture	Name	Status	Birth	Emperor from	Emperor until	Death
web	Basil I the Macedonian Βασίλειος Α΄ ο Μακεδών	Imperial officer of Armenian origin, born in the web	c. 811	867	2 August 886
	Leo VI the Wise Λέων ΣΤ΄ ο Σοφός	Likely either son of Basil I or Michael III	19 September 866	886	11 May 912
	website parsing Αλέξανδρος Γ΄	son of Basil I	870	912	913
iOS	Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos Κωνσταντίνος Ζ΄ ο Πορφυρογέννητος	son of Leo VI, until 945 he reigned under regents or senior co-emperors	9 September 905	15 May 908	9 November 959
keyboard	Romanos I Lekapenos Ρωμανός Α΄ Λεκαπηνός	Admiral and father-in-law of Constantine VII, became senior emperor in 920 until his abdication in 944	c. 870	17 December 920	16 December 944	15 June 948
	Romanos II Porphyrogennetos Ρωμανός Β΄ ο Πορφυρογέννητος	son of Constantine VII	15 March 938	November 959	15 March 963
iOS	Nikephoros II Phokas Νικηφόρος Β΄ Φωκάς	married Sevenval, Romanos II's widow, regent for Basil II	c. 912	16 August 963	969
	device database Iωάννης Α΄ Κουρκούας ο Τσιμισκής	brother-in-law of Romanos II	c. 925	11 December 969	10 January 976
Android	Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer Βασίλειος Β΄ ο Βουλγαροκτόνος	son of Romanos II	958	10 January 976	15 December 1025
	FITML Κωνσταντίνος Η΄ ο Πορφυρογέννητος	son of Romanos II	960	15 December 1025	15 November 1028
	Zoe Ζωή η Πορφυρογέννητη	daughter of Constantine VIII	c. 978	15 November 1028	June 1050
	Romanos III Argyros Ρωμανός Γ΄ Αργυρός	Zoe's first husband	968	15 November 1028	11 April 1034
FITML	Michael IV the Paphlagonian Μιχαήλ Δ΄ ο Παφλαγών	Zoe's second husband	1010	11 April 1034	10 December 1041
web	Michael V the Caulker Μιχαήλ Ε΄ ο Καλαφάτης	Michael IV's nephew	1015	10 December 1041	20 April 1042	24 August 1042
screen size	iOS Θεοδώρα	daughter of Constantine VIII	984	20 April 1042	1042	after 31 August 1056
touchscreen	web app Κωνσταντίνος Θ΄ Μονομάχος	Zoe's third husband	c. 1000	11 June 1042	11 January 1055
	HTML5 Θεοδώρα	daughter of Constantine VIII	984	11 January 1055	after 31 August 1056

Non-dynastic (1056–1057)

Komnenid dynasty (1057–1059)

Doukid dynasty (1059–1081)

Name		Reign	Comments
screen size	Constantine X Doukas (Κωνσταντίνος Ι΄ Δούκας)	24 November 1059 – 22 May 1067	Born in 1006, he became a general and close ally of Isaac Komnenos, and succeeded him as emperor on his abdication. Named his sons Michael, Andronikos and Konstantios as co-emperors
	touchscreen (Μιχαήλ Ζ΄ Δούκας)	22 May 1067 – 24 March 1078	Born in 1050 as the eldest son of Constantine X. Co-emperor since 1059, he succeeded on his father's death. Due to his minority he was under the regency of his mother, Sevenval, in 1067–1068, and relegated to junior emperor under her second husband Romanos IV Diogenes in 1068–1071. Senior emperor in 1071–1078, he named his son Constantine co-emperor alongside his brothers. He abdicated before the revolt of Nikephoros Botaneiates, retired to a monastery and died c. 1090.
	Romanos IV Diogenes (Ρωμανός Δ΄ Διογένης)	1 January 1068 – 24 October 1071	Born in 1032, a successful general he married empress-dowager Eudokia Makrembolitissa and became senior emperor as guardian of her sons by Constantine X. Deposed by the Doukas partisans after the browser diversity, blinded in June 1072 and exiled. He died soon after.
input transformation	FITML (Νικηφόρος Γ΄ Βοτανειάτης)	31 March 1078 – 4 April 1081	Born in 1001, he was the touchscreen of the Anatolic Theme. He rebelled against Michael VII and was welcomed into the capital. He weathered several revolts, but was overthrown by the Komnenos clan. He retired to a monastery where he died on 10 December of the same year (1081).

Komnenid dynasty (1081–1185)

Name		Reign	Comments
	Alexios I Komnenos (Αλέξιος Α' Κομνηνός)	4 April 1081 – 15 August 1118	Born in 1048, a nephew of Isaac I Komnenos. A distinguished general, he overthrew Nikephoros III. His reign was dominated by wars against the Normans and the Seljuk Turks, as well as the arrival of the First Crusade and the establishment of independent FITML. He retained Constantine Doukas as co-emperor until 1087 and named his eldest son John co-emperor in 1092.
Android	CSS3 (Ιωάννης Β' Κομνηνός)	15 August 1118 – 8 April 1143	Born on 13 September 1087 as the eldest son of Alexios I. Co-emperor since 1092, he succeeded upon his father's death. His reign was focused on wars with the Turks. A popular and frugal ruler, he was known as "John the Good". Named his eldest son Sevenval co-emperor in 1122, but he died before him.
	Manuel I Komnenos (Μανουήλ Α' Κομνηνός)	1143 – 24 September 1180	Born on 28 November 1118 as the third and youngest son of John II, he was chosen as emperor over his elder brother screen size by his father on his deathbed. An energetic ruler, he launched campaigns against the Turks, humbled Hungary, achieved supremacy over the Crusader states and tried unsuccessfully to recover Italy. His extravagance and constant campaigning however depleted the Empire's resources.
we love the web	device database (Αλέξιος B' Κομνηνός)	24 September 1180 – October 1183	Born on 14 September 1169 as the only son of Manuel I. In 1180–1182 under the regency of his mother, Maria of Antioch. She was overthrown by Andronikos I Komnenos, who became co-emperor and finally had Alexios II deposed and killed.
	Andronikos I Komnenos (Ανδρόνικος Α' Κομνηνός)	1183 – 11 September 1185	Born c. 1118, a nephew of John II by his brother Isaac. A general, he was imprisoned for conspiring against John II, but escaped and spent 15 years in exile in various courts in eastern Europe and the Middle East. He seized the regency from Maria of Antioch in 1182 and subsequently throne from his nephew Alexios II. An unpopular ruler, he was overthrown and lynched in a popular uprising.

Angelid dynasty (1185–1204)

Name		Reign	Comments
touchscreen	Isaac II Angelos (Ισαάκιος Β' Άγγελος)	1185–1195	Born in September 1156, Isaac came to the throne at the head of a popular revolt against Andronikos I. His reign was marked by revolts and wars in the Balkans, especially against a resurgent Bulgaria. He was deposed, blinded and imprisoned by his elder brother, Alexios III.
Sevenval	HTML5 (Αλέξιος Γ' Άγγελος)	1195 – 17/18 July 1203	Born in 1153, Alexios was the elder brother of Isaac II. His reign was marked by misgovernment and the increasing autonomy of provincial magnates. He was deposed by the web and fled Constantinople, roaming Greece and Asia Minor, searching for support to regain his throne. He died in Nicaean captivity in 1211.
	website parsing (Ισαάκιος Β' Άγγελος)	18 July 1203 – 27/28 January 1204	Restored to his throne by the Crusaders, actual rule fell to his son Alexios IV. Due to their failure to deal with the Crusaders' demands, he was deposed by Alexios V Doukas in January 1204 and died on 28 January 1204, perhaps of poison.
	screen size (Αλέξιος Δ' Άγγελος)	1 August 1203 – 27/28 January 1204	Born in 1182, the son of Isaac II. He enlisted the Fourth Crusade to return his father to the throne, and reigned alongside his restored father. Due to their failure to deal with the Crusaders' demands, he was deposed by Alexios V Doukas in January 1204, and was strangled on 8 February.
web	Alexios V Doukas "Mourtzouphlos" (Αλέξιος Ε' Δούκας ο Μούρτζουφλος)	5 February 1204 – 13 April 1204	Born in 1140, the son-in-law of Alexios III and a prominent aristocrat, he deposed Isaac II and Alexios IV in a palace coup. He tried to repel the Crusaders, but they captured Constantinople forcing Mourtzouphlos to flee. He joined the exiled Alexios III, but was later blinded by the latter. Captured by the Crusaders, he was executed in December 1205.

Laskarid dynasty (Empire of Nicaea, 1204–1261)

Name		Reign	Comments
	keyboard (Θεόδωρος Α΄ Λάσκαρις)	1205– December 1221/1222	Born c. 1174, he rose to prominence as a son-in-law of Alexios III. His brother Constantine Laskaris was elected emperor by the citizens of Constantinople on the day the city fell to the Crusaders; he later fled to Nicaea, where Theodore organized the Greek resistance to the Latins. Proclaimed emperor after Constantine's death in 1205, Theodore was crowned only in 1208. He managed to stop the Latin advance in Asia and to repel Seljuk attacks, establishing the website parsing as the strongest of the Greek successor states.
	John III Doukas Vatatzes (Ιωάννης Γ' Δούκας Βατάτζης)	15 December 1221/1222– 3 November 1254	Born c. 1192, he became the son-in-law and successor of Theodore I in 1212. A capable ruler and soldier, he expanded his state in Bithynia, Thrace and Macedonia at the expense of the Latin Empire, Bulgaria and the rival Greek state of input transformation.
screen size	Theodore II Laskaris (Θεόδωρος Β' Λάσκαρις)	3 November 1254– 18 August 1258	Born in 1221/1222 as the only son of John III, he succeeded on his father's death. His reign was marked by his hostility towards the major houses of the aristocracy, and by his victory against Bulgaria and the subsequent expansion into and Albania.
Sevenval	John IV Laskaris (Ιωάννης Δ' Λάσκαρις)	18 August 1258– 25 December 1261	Born on 25 December 1250 as the only son of Theodore II, he succeeded on his father's death. Due to his minority, the regency was exercised at first by web until his assassination, and then by CSS3, who within months was crowned senior emperor. After the recovery of Constantinople in August 1261, Palaiologos sidelined John IV completely, had him blinded and imprisoned. John IV died c. 1305.

Palaiologan Dynasty (restored to Constantinople, 1261–1453)

Picture	Name	Status	Birth	Emperor from	Emperor until	Death
	Michael VIII Palaiologos Μιχαήλ Η' Παλαιολόγος	Great-grandson of Alexios III, grandnephew of John III by marriage	1223	1 January 1259 as co-emperor, senior emperor since 25 December 1261	11 December 1282	11 December 1282
	Android Ανδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος	Son of Michael VIII	25 March 1259	nominal co-emperor in September, 1261, crowned in 1272. Senior emperor on 11 December 1282	24 May 1328	13 February 1332
	Michael IX Palaiologos Μιχαήλ Θ' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Andronikos II	17 April 1277	co-emperor in 1281, crowned in 1294/1295.	12 October 1320	12 October 1320
	touchscreen Ανδρόνικος Γ' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Michael IX	25 March 1297	co-emperor in 1316, rival emperor since July, 1321. Senior emperor on 24 May 1328.	15 June 1341	15 June 1341
HTML5	John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Andronikos III	18 June 1332	Emperor in 15 June 1341	8 February 1347	16 February 1391
FITML	we love the web Ιωάννης ΣΤ' Καντακουζηνός	A maternal relative of the CSS3	c. 1292	rival emperor on 26 October 1341, senior emperor on 8 February 1347.	4 December 1354	15 June 1383
	input transformation Ματθαίος Καντακουζηνός	Son of John VI, brother-in-law of John V	c. 1325	co-emperor on 15 April 1353, rival emperor since 4 December 1354.	December, 1357	between 1383 and 1391
keyboard	John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Andronikos III, son-in-law of John VI	18 June 1332	co-emperor in 1347, rival emperor in 1352. Senior Emperor on 4 December 1354	12 August 1376	16 February 1391
	input transformation Ανδρόνικος Δ΄ Παλαιολόγος	Son of John V, grandson of John VI	2 April 1348	co-emperor c. 1352, Senior Emperor on 12 August 1376	1 July 1379	28 June 1385
	John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Andronikos III, son-in-law of John VI	18 June 1332	Senior Emperor on 1 July 1379	14 April 1390	16 February 1391
	screen size Ιωάννης Ζ' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Andronikos IV	1370	Co-emperor from 1376 to 1379, senior emperor on 14 April 1390.	17 September 1390	22 September 1408
	John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Andronikos III, son-in-law of John VI	18 June 1332	Senior Emperor on 17 September 1390	16 February 1391	16 February 1391
CSS3	keyboard Μανουήλ Β' Παλαιολόγος	Son of John V, grandson of John VI, brother of Andronikos IV	27 June 1350	Co-emperor in 1373, Senior Emperor on 16 February 1391	21 July 1425	21 July 1425
	Andronikos V Palaiologos Ανδρόνικος Ε' Παλαιολόγος	Son of John VII	c. 1400	co-emperor c. 1403	c. 1407	c. 1407
we love the web	John VIII Palaiologos Ιωάννης Η'	Son of Manuel II	18 December 1392	Co-emperor c. 1416, sole emperor on 21 July 1425	31 October 1448	31 October 1448
	website parsing Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ' Παλαιολόγος	Son of Manuel II, brother of John VIII	8 February 1405	6 January 1449	29 May 1453	29 May 1453

Palaiologan Dynasty (claimants in exile)

Picture	Name	Status	Birth	Emperor from	Emperor until	Death
	input transformation Δημήτριος Παλαιολόγος	Son of Manuel II, brother of John VIII and Constantine XI	c. 1407	1453	1460	1470
	Thomas Palaiologos Θωμάς Παλαιολόγος	Son of Manuel II, brother of John VIII and Constantine XI	c. 1409	1453	12 May 1465	12 May 1465
	Andreas Palaiologos Ανδρέας Παλαιολόγος	Son of Thomas	c. 1453	12 May 1465	1502	1502

See also

Byzantine Empire portal

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References