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Konstantinos X Doukas
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Byzantine emperor
Konstantinos X Doukas was a Byzantine emperor who ruled the eastern Roman Empire during the medieval period. He matters historically because he was an important ruler of the Byzantine Empire during a significant era of its existence.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 23 November 1059 –, 23 May 1067
- Predecessor
- Isaac I
- Successor
- Eudokia (disputed) or Romanos IV
- Co emperors
- Konstantios , Michael VII
- Born
- c. 1006
- Died
- 23 May 1067 (1067-05-23) (aged 60–61)
- Spouse
- Delassena , Eudokia Makrembolitissa
- Issue
- by Eudocia , Michael VII Doukas , A son, Anne Doukaina, Andronikos Doukas , Theodora Doukaina , Konstantios Doukas , Zoe Doukaina
- Dynasty
- Doukas
- Father
- Andronikos Doukas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Anatolia
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Eudokia Makrembolitissa
- Child
- Zoe Doukaina
- Sibling
- John Doukas
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Family
- Doukas
- Image
- Costantino X - histamenon - Sear 1847v (reverse).jpg
- Number of children
- 6
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- date of death
- 1067-05-22
- date of birth
- 1006-01-01
- Commons category
- Konstantinos X Doukas
- name in native language
- Κωνσταντίνος Ι΄ Δούκας
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- place of burial
- Church of the Holy Apostles
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Encyclopedic overview
Constantine X Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δούκας, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Doúkās; c. 1006 – 23 May 1067), was Byzantine emperor from 1059 to 1067. He was the founder of the Doukid dynasty. During his reign, the Normans took over much of the remaining Byzantine territories in Italy, while in the Balkans the Hungarians occupied Belgrade. He also suffered defeats by the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan.
Reign
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