Emperor Romanus Lecapenus BYZANTIUM, I 1
- Born: Abt 869-874, Lakape, Hayastan, Armenia
- Married: Aft 891, Constantinople, Byzantium, Turkey
- Died: 15 Jun 948, Isle Of Prote, Macedonia, Greece
 Other names for Romanus were Admiral, Romanos, BYZANTINE EMPIRE Emperor and BYZANTIUM Emperor.
Ancestral File Number: GG57-BM. User ID: 4840895706.
General Notes:
Admiral, Usurper BYZANTINE Emperor Reigned 920-944.
BOOKS
Barber Grandparents: 125 Kings, 143 Generations, Ted Butler Bernard and Gertrude Barber Bernard, 1978, McKinney TX, p79: "317M Constantine VII,Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, (S of 307, F of 332); crowned as a minor in 911, but kept from exercising power by ambitious persons until 945; married Helena, daughter of Romanus I; died in 959."
The New Columbia Encyclopedia, 1975, p2350, Romanus I: "Romanus Lecapenus, Died 948, Byzantine Emperor (920-944). An admiral, he usurped the throne during the minority of his son-in-law, Constantine VII. He defended Constantinople against the Bulgars under Simeon I and in 927 made peace with Simeon's son. He also tried unsuccessfully to protect peasant and military holdings from absorption into the estates of the great landowners. In 944, Romanus was overthrown by his two surviving sons, who were in turn overthrown by Constantine VII. See study by Steven Runciman (1929, repr 1969)."
The Wall Chart of World History, Edward Hull, 1988, Studio Editions, Greek Eastern Empire, 919: "Romanus, Emperor of Greek or Eastern Empire 919-945, with four others at the same time..."
Marriage Information:
Romanus married Empress Theodora BYZANTINE EMPIRE after 891 in Constantinople, Byzantium, Turkey. (Empress Theodora BYZANTINE EMPIRE was born about 874 in Constantinople, Byzantium, Turkey and died on 20 Feb 923.)
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