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Constantine Diogenes ( Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Διογένης; died 1032) was a prominent Byzantine general of the early 11th century, active in the Balkans. He served with distinction in the final stages of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria under Emperor Basil II, and occupied high commands in the Balkans until his arrest in 1029 ...
- 1032
- Byzantine Empire
- Κωνσταντῖνος Διογένης
28 de abr. de 2022 · Istanbul, Turkey. Death: 1074 (23-24) Byzantium (Constantinople), Istanbul, Turkey. Immediate Family: Son of Romanos IV Diogenes, Byzantine emperor and Anna of Bulgaria. Husband of Анна Дукина and Theodora Komnene. Father of Leonidas Diogenes and Anna Diogenissa. Half brother of Nikephoros Diogenes and Leo Diogenes.
Constantine Diogenes (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Διογένης; died 1073) was one of the sons of Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (reigned 1068–1071). He was a son of Romanos with his first wife Anne, a daughter of Alusian , [1] [2] and hence excluded from the line of succession when his father married the empress ...
Romanos IV Diógenes (griego: Ρωμανός Διογένης) fue un general bizantino y comandante akritai que, tras su matrimonio con la emperatriz viuda Eudokia Makrembolitissa, fue coronado emperador bizantino.
- Accession to The Throne
- Physical Appearance and Personality
- Campaigns Against The Turks
- Affairs at Constantinople
- Battle of Manzikert and Capture by Alp Arslan
- Betrayal
- Family
- See Also
- References
- Further Reading
Romanos Diogenes was the son of Constantine Diogenes and a member of a prominent and powerful Byzantine Greek family from Cappadocia, the Diogenoi, connected by birth to most of the great aristocratic nobles in Asia Minor. His mother was a daughter of Basil Argyros, brother of the emperor Romanos III. Courageous and generous, but also impetuous, Ro...
Byzantine Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa was infatuated with Romanos; for according to Attaleiates, “The man not only surpassed others in his good qualities but he was also pleasant to look at in all respects.”. He was, however, “very harsh and violent in his judgments,” says Michael the Syrian, and he once ordered the nose of a soldier to be cut ...
Romanos IV was now the senior emperor and guardian of his stepsons and junior co-emperors, Michael VII, Konstantios, and Andronikos Doukas. However, his elevation had antagonised not only the Doukas family,[citation needed] in particular the Caesar, John Doukas who led the opposition of the palace officials to Romanos' authority, but also the Varan...
Romanos was detained at Constantinople in 1070, while he dealt with many outstanding administrative issues, including the imminent fall of Bari into Norman hands. They had been besieging it since 1068, but it had taken Romanos two years to respond. He ordered a relief fleet to set sail, containing sufficient provisions and troops to enable them to ...
Early in the spring of 1071, whilst conducting negotiations with Alp Arslan over Manzikert, Romanos marched at the head of a large army with the intent of recovering the fortress.It was soon evident that the army had a serious discipline problem, with soldiers regularly pillaging the area around their nightly camps. When Romanos attempted to enforc...
In the meantime, the opposition faction scheming against Romanos IV decided to exploit the situation. Michael VII was proclaimed sole ruler on 1 October 1071, declaring Romanos as deposed. A month later, the caesar John Doukas and Michael Psellos forced Eudokia to retire to a monastery. They then refused to honor the agreement made between Arslan a...
By his first wife, Anne, daughter of Alusian of Bulgaria, Romanos IV Diogenes had at least one son: 1. Constantine Diogenes, who was married to Theodora, sister of Alexios I Komnenos. This marriage was arranged by Anna Dalassena after the death of Romanos IV, but it was short-lived, as Constantine perished under the walls of Antiochin 1073 while se...
Primary sources
1. Comnena, Anna, The Alexiad
Secondary sources
1. Cheynet, J.C.; Vannier, J.F. (2003), "Les Argyroi", Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta(in French), vol. 40, pp. 57–90 2. Çoban, R. V. (2020). The Manzikert Battle and Sultan Alp Arslan with European Perspective in the 15st Century in the Miniatures of Giovanni Boccaccio's "De Casibus Virorum Illustrium"s 226 and 232. French Manuscripts in Bibliothèque Nationale de France. S. Karakaya ve V. Baydar (Ed.), in 2nd International Muş Symposium Articles Book (pp. 48–64). Muş: Muş Alparslan Un...
Psellos, Michael, ChronographiaAttaleiates, Michael, The History- Argyrosa
- Constantine Diogenes
- 1 January 1068 –, 1 October 1071
- Michael VII
13 de sept. de 2018 · Romanos IV Diogenes ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1068 to 1071 CE. He was a military emperor, and his policies and campaigns served to shore up Byzantine defenses against the Seljuk Turks. However...
Constantine Diogenes ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Διογένης; died 1073) was one of the sons of Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (reigned 1068–1071). He was a son of Romanos with his first wife Anne, a daughter of Alusian, and hence excluded from the line of succession when his father married the empress-dowager Eudokia Makrembolitissa in 1068.
