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Key facts
- Reign
- 9 November 959 –, 15 March 963
- Coronation
- 6 April 945 as co-emperor
- Predecessor
- Constantine VII
- Successor
- Nikephoros II
- Co emperors
- Constantine VII (945–959) , Basil II (960–963), Constantine VIII (962–963)
- Died
- 15 March 963, (aged 24–25)
- Spouse
- Bertha-Eudokia , Theophano
- Issue
- Helena, Basil II , Constantine VIII , Anna Porphyrogenita
- Dynasty
- Macedonian
- Father
- Constantine VII
- Mother
- Helena Lekapene
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Constantinople
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Child
- Konstantinos VIII
- Father
- Konstantinos VII
- Mother
- Helena Lekapene
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Family
- Macedonian dynasty
- Image
- Romanos II solidus.png
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- Commons category
- Romanos II
- date of birth
- 0938-01-01
- date of death
- 0963-03-15
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Ρωμανός Β΄
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Encyclopedic overview
Romanos II (Greek: Ῥωμανός, romanized: Rōmanos; 938 – 15 March 963) was Byzantine Emperor from 959 to 963. He succeeded his father Constantine VII at the age of twenty-one and died suddenly and mysteriously four years later. His wife Theophano helped their sons Basil II and Constantine VIII ultimately succeed him in 976.
Life
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