Stauracius
Sign in to saveStaurakios or Stauracius (; early 790s – 11 January 812) was the shortest-reigning Byzantine emperor, ruling for 68 days between 26 July and 2 October 811.
Person
- Born
- 0775-01-01
- Died
- 0812-01-11
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Staurakios
- Royalty.title
- Emperor of the Romans
- Royalty.image
- File:INC-1546-r Солид Никифор I и Ставракий ок. 803-811 гг. (аверс).png
- Royalty.image_size
- 250
- Royalty.alt
- An image of a golden coin bearing the front-facing image of Staurakios, who is adorned with imperial regalia
- Royalty.caption
- Staurakios as co-emperor on a gold
- Royalty.succession
- Byzantine emperor
- Royalty.regent
- Nikephoros I (803 – 811)
- Royalty.reg type
- Alongside
- Royalty.reign
- 26 July – 2 October 811
- Royalty.coronation
- 25 December 803
- Royalty.cor type
- byzantine
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 775
- Died
- 11 January 812
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Theophano of Athens
- Father
- Nikephoros I
- Sibling
- Prokopia
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life and background
- Reign as co-emperor
- Rule as sole emperor
- Historiography
- Numismatics
- Legacy
- References
- Notes
- Primary sources
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Staurakios or Stauracius (; early 790s – 11 January 812) was the shortest-reigning Byzantine emperor, ruling for 68 days between 26 July and 2 October 811.
He was born in the early 790s, probably between 791 and 793, to Nikephoros I and an unknown woman. Nikephoros seized the throne of the Byzantine Empire from Empress Irene in 802, and elevated Staurakios to co-emperor on 25 December 803. On 20 December 807, a bride show was held by Nikephoros to select a wife for Staurakios, which resulted in his marriage to Theophano of Athens, a kinswoman of Irene. Little else is known of him until he came to take the throne upon the death of Nikephoros.