700 Copyright by CLP Research Genealogy of the Macedonians Plebeian (of Byzantium & ) 750

800

Armenian Peasants relocated to Thrace, Madeconian Theme

850

Basil I the Macedonian (830s?-86) Bardas (born Thrace, Madeconian Theme); (groom to Theophiltzes, a relative of Bardas the uncle of Michael III) (830s?-at least ) (Byzantine army/wrestler/bodyguard of Michael III; General//co-Emperor, 866-67); (killed Bardas, 866; assassinated Michael III, 867) (Eastern , 867-86) Maria = = Eudokia Ingerina (840?-82) 900 (830s?-at least 860s) (mistress of Michael III)

Leo VI the Wise Stephen I Alexander (866-912) 4 Others (867-93) (870-913) (possibly son of Michael III through mother); (Eastern Roman Emperor, 886-912) (Patriarch of (Eastern Roman Theophano = Zoe Zaoutzaina = Eudokia Barana = = Zoe Karbonopsina (coal-black eyes) , 886-93) Emperor, 912-13) 950(?-897) (870s?-99) (?-901) (?-at least 919) (, 914-at least 919) Gregoria 1 Daughter 2 Daughters 1 Son Constantine VII Porphyrogentius (905-59) (?-at least /40s?) (died young) (died young) (stillborn?) = ???? (Eastern Roman Empire, 944-59);= Helena (war Lekapenoswith ) See Lekopenos (910?-61) Genealogy 1000 Bardas Skleras 5 Others Romanos II (938-63) (930s/40s?-91) (Eastern Roman Emperor,= Anastasia/Theophano(930s?-at 959-63) least ) (daughter of Craterus, tavern keeper in Lakonia) Theodora (Domestic of School/commander of Eastern Armies, -975) (946-at= John least I Tzimiskes970s) (rebelled against Basil II, 976-79; (925-76) defeated in single combat by Bardas (Byzantine General; helped and fled to , 980; recalled by Phokas, 987) Basil II Bulgar Slayer Constantine VII (960-1028) Anna Nicephoras II Phokas become emperor (rebelled, 989; defeated/blinded) but ousted by him as head of army) 1050(958-1025) (Eastern Roman Emperor, 1025-28) (960-91) (963-1011) (overthrew Nicephoras to become (made Curopalates shortly before death) (Eastern Roman Emperor, 976-1025) = Helena (?-at least 984) = Otto II (955-83) = Vladimir I Eastern Roman Emperor, 969-76) ( with Kiev against Bulgars) (daughter of Alypius, a noble) ( of & 7th See Kourkouas = sister of (958-1015) Genealogy (defeated/conquered Bulgars) Duke of , 973-82) ( of Kiev, 980-1015) Theodora See Kiev See Kourkouas (penetrated into Holy Land) Zoe 1 Daughter (3rd Ottonian Holy (Christian convert) Genealogy (no wife/children) (984-1056) Roman Emperor, 973-83) Genealogy (978-1050) (refused to marry (Eastern Roman Empress, 1028-50; 1100 Romanos Argyros, 1028) See Ottonian temporarily banished by Michael V, 1041-42)( to 1042)) Genealogy (co-Empress, 1042-55) 1. = Romanos Argyros (Eastern Roman Empress, 1055-56) (968-1034) (Byzantine Judge/Prefect of Constantinople) (Eastern Roman Emperor, 1028-34) (invaded Anticoh but defeated by ) (poisoned by wife or drowned in bath) See Argyros Genealogy

2. - Michael IV (1010-41) (Eastern Roman Emperor, 1034-41) See Paphlagonian Genealogy

3. Constantine IX Monomachus (1000-55) (son of Theodosius Monomachus, a Byzantine bureaucrat) (Eastern Roman Emperor, 1042-55) (lost Asia Minor to Turks)