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Michael II
Sign in to saveAlso known as Michael the Amorian, Michael the Stammerer, Michael II the Amorian, Michael II the Stammerer
Byzantine emperor
Key facts
- Reign
- 25 December 820 –, 2 October 829
- Coronation
- 25 December 820
- Predecessor
- Leo V
- Successor
- Theophilos
- Co emperor
- Theophilos
- Rival
- Thomas the Slav (821-823)
- Born
- 770, Amorium , Phrygia , Anatolic Theme
- Died
- 2 October 829 (aged 59)
- Consort
- Thekla , Euphrosyne
- Issue
- Theophilos
- Dynasty
- Amorian dynasty
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Amorium
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Euphrosyne
- Child
- Theophilos
- Occupation
- military leader
- Position held
- Protostrator
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Family
- Amorian dynasty
- Image
- Michael II and Theophilos solidus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Michael II
- date of death
- 0829-10-02
- date of birth
- 0770-00-00
- name in native language
- Μιχαήλ Β' ο Τραυλός
- time period
- Middle Ages
- medical condition
- stuttering
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Encyclopedic overview
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Michael II (Greek: Μιχαήλ, Mikhaḗl; 770 – 2 October 829), called the Amorian (ὁ ἐξ Ἀμορίου, ho ex Amoríou) and the Stammerer (ὁ Τραυλός, ho Travlós or ὁ Ψελλός, ho Psellós), reigned as Byzantine emperor from 25 December 820 to his death on 2 October 829, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty.
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