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Staurakios
Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
Staurakios on a coin issued by his father Nikephoros I. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of
Reign	July 26 - October 2, 811. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 —
Died	January 11, 812
Predecessor	Nikephoros I
Successor	Michael I
Consort	Theophano
Dynasty	Phocid Dynasty
Father	Nikephoros I

Staurakios or Stauracius (Greek: Σταυράκιος), (died January 11, 812) was Byzantine emperor from July 26 to October 2, 811. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events By Place Europe The second Battle of Roncevaux Pass is fought between the Basques and the Franks. Michael I Rangabe ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Α΄ Ραγγαβέ Mikhaēl I Rangabe) (died January 11, 844) was Byzantine Emperor Theophano was the Empress consort of Staurakios of the Byzantine Empire. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events By Place Europe The second Battle of Roncevaux Pass is fought between the Basques and the Franks. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 —

The son of Emperor Nikephoros I, Staurakios had been crowned as co-emperor by his father in 803. The chronicler Theophanes the Confessor claims that Staurakios was guilty of rape, a claim perhaps colored by his hostility to Nikephoros I. Saint Theophanes Confessor (c 758/760 &ndash March 12, 817/818 was a Byzantine aristocratic Ascetic monk and Chronicler He is venerated Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person In 807 Staurakios married the Athenian Theophano, a relative of the deposed Empress Irene. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Theophano was the Empress consort of Staurakios of the Byzantine Empire. Irene Serantapechaina, known as Irene of Athens or Irene the Athenian ( Greek: Ειρήνη η Αθηναία Eirēnē) (c

Staurakios participated in his father's expedition against Krum of Bulgaria in 811, and barely escaped with his life from the disastrous Battle of Pliska, in which his father was killed. The Battle of Pliska or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass (Битката при Върбишкия проход was a series of battles between troops gathered from all parts of the However, Staurakios was paralyzed by a sword wound near his neck, and was saved by the imperial guard which retreated from the battlefield. Because of his uncertain condition he was hastily crowned at Adrianople, the first time an emperor of the Eastern Empire had been crowned outside Constantinople. Edirne (anc Hadrianopolis; Greek Adrianople; Slavic/Bulgarian Одрин, see also its other names) is a city in Thrace, the westernmost Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS

Due to his debilitating wound, Staurakios was unable to exercise actual authority. As his condition worsened, the court was split between the factions of his wife Theophano and his sister Prokopia, who hoped that her husband Michael Rangabe would be chosen as the emperor's heir. Michael I Rangabe ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Α΄ Ραγγαβέ Mikhaēl I Rangabe) (died January 11, 844) was Byzantine Emperor As it became clear that Staurakios intended to designate Theophano as his successor (or else to abolish the empire and declare a republic), the supporters of Michael forced the emperor to abdicate on October 2, 811. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 — Staurakios retired to a monastery where he died from the effects of his wound on January 11, 812. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events By Place Europe The second Battle of Roncevaux Pass is fought between the Basques and the Franks. Michael Rangabe became emperor, as Michael I. Michael I Rangabe ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Α΄ Ραγγαβέ Mikhaēl I Rangabe) (died January 11, 844) was Byzantine Emperor

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Regnal titles
Staurakios Phocid Dynasty Born: unknown Died: 11 January 812
Preceded by Nikephoros I	Byzantine Emperor 811	Succeeded by Michael I

References

The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Michael I Rangabe ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Α΄ Ραγγαβέ Mikhaēl I Rangabe) (died January 11, 844) was Byzantine Emperor The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (often abbreviated to ODB) is a three volume book by the Oxford University Press.
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