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Byzantine Emperors and Empresses

Justinian I (527-565)

Justin II (565-578)

Tiberius, Caesar and regent (574-578)

Tiberius II Constantine (578-582)

Maurice Tiberius (582-602)

Phocas the Tyrant (602-610)

Heraclius (610-641)

Constantine III Heraclius (641)

Heraclonas (Heraclius) Constantine (641)

Martina, regent

Constans II (Constantine) Heraclius the Bearded (641-668)

Constantine IV (668-685)

Justinian II the Slit-Nosed (685-695, 705-711)

Leontius (Leo) (695-698)

Tiberius III Apsimar (698-705)

Philippicus Bardanes (711-713)

Anastasius II Artemius (713-715)

Theodosius III (715-717)

Leo III the Isaurian (717-741)

Constantine V Name of Dung (741-775)

Artavasdus, rival emperor at Constantinople (741-743)

Leo IV the Khazar (775-780)

Constantine VI the Blinded (780-797)

Irene the Athenian, regent

Irene the Athenian (797-802)

Nicephorus I the General Logothete (802-811)

Stauracius (811)

Michael I Rhangabe (811-813)

Julius Nepos (473-475)

Romulus Augustulus (475-476)

Zeno (474-491)

Anastasius I (491-518)

Justin I (518-527)

Justinian I (527-565)

Justin II (565-578)

Tiberius II Constantine (578-582)

Maurice Tiberius (582-602)

Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

Michael II the Amorian (820-829)

Theophilus (829-842)

Michael III the Drunkard (842-867)

Theodora, regent (842-856)

Basil I the Macedonian (867-886)

Leo VI the Wise (886-912)

Alexander (912-913)

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959)

Nicholas Mysticus, regent (913-914)

Zoë Carbonopsina, regent (914-920)

Romanus I Lecapenus, coemperor (920-944)

Romanus II Porphyrogenitus (959-963)

Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer (963-1025)

Theophano, regent (963)

Nicephorus II Phocas, coemperor (963-969)

John I Tzimisces, coemperor (969-976)

Constantine VIII Porphyrogenitus (1025-1028)

Romanus III Argyrus (1028-1034)

Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1034-1041)

Michael V the Caulker (1041-1042)

Zoë Porphyrogenita (1042)

Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055)

Theodora Porphyrogenita (1055-1056)

Michael VI Bringas (1056-1057)

Isaac I Comnenus (1057-1059)

Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067)

Michael VII Ducas (1067-1078)

Eudocia Macrembolitissa, regent (1067-1068)

Romanus IV Diogenes, coemperor (1068-1071)

Nicephorus III Botaniates (1078-1081)

Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118)

John II Comnenus (1118-1143)

Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180)

Alexius II Comnenus (1180-1183)

Andronicus Comnenus, regent (1182-1183)

Andronicus I Comnenus (1183-1185)

Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195)

Alexius III Angelus (1195-1203)

Isaac II Angelus (again) (1203-1204)

Alexius IV Angelus, coemperor

Alexius III Angelus, rival emperor

Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus (1204)

Alexius III Angelus, rival emperor

Alexius III Angelus (in Thrace) (1204)

Theodore I Lascaris (at Nicaea) (1205-1221)

John III Ducas Vatatzes (at Nicaea) (1221-1254)

Theodore Ducas, emperor at Thessalonica (1224-1230)

John Ducas, emperor at Thessalonica (1237-1242)

Theodore II Lascaris (at Nicaea) (1254-1258)

John IV Lascaris (at Nicaea) (1258-1261)

Michael VIII Palaeologus, coemperor at Nicaea (1259-1261)

Michael VIII Palaeologus (at Constantinople) (1261-1282)

Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328)

Andronicus III Palaeologus, coemperor (1321-1328)

Andronicus III Palaeologus (1328-1341)

John V Palaeologus (1341-1376; 1379-1391)

Anna of Savoy, regent (1341-1347)

John VI Cantacuzenus, coemperor (1347-1354)

Andronicus IV Palaeologus (1376-1379)

Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425)

John VIII Palaeologus (1425-1448)

Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453)

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