Constantine VII

Full name
	Constantine Porphyrogenitus; (Born of the Purple Room)

Constantine VII
Constantine VII
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
	Constantine and his mother Zoë.
Reign	Co-emperor 908 - 945; Emperor January 27, 945 - November 9, 959
Predecessor	Alexander
Successor	Romanos II
Born	September 2, 905
Died	November 9, 959
Wife	Helena Lekapene;
Issue	Romanos II; Theodroa
Full name
Full name
	Constantine Porphyrogenitus; (Born of the Purple Room)
Dynasty	Macedonian dynasty
Father	Leo VI
Mother	Zoe Karbonopsina

Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born" (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ζ΄ Πορφυρογέννητος, Kōnstantinos VII Porphyrogennētos), (September 2, 905 – November 9, 959) was the son of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife Zoe Karbonopsina. He was also the nephew of the Emperor Alexander. He wrote two descriptive books, De Administrando Imperio and De Ceremoniis.

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