Person:Michael II (1)
Michael II _____
b.770
d.2 Oct 829
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  1. Theophilos _____813 - 842
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Name Michael II _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 770
Marriage to Thekla _____
Marriage to Euphrosyne _____
Death[1] 2 Oct 829
Reference Number? Q41640?


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Michael II the Amorian (; 770–829), nicknamed the Stammerer (ho Travlós or , ho Psellós), reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 25 December 820 to his death on 2 October 829, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty.

Born in Amorium, Michael was a soldier, rising to high rank along with his colleague Leo V the Armenian ( 813–820). He helped Leo overthrow and take the place of Emperor Michael I Rangabe. However, after they fell out Leo sentenced Michael to death. Michael then masterminded a conspiracy which resulted in Leo's assassination at Christmas in 820. Immediately he faced the long revolt of Thomas the Slav, which almost cost him his throne and was not completely quelled until spring 824. The later years of his reign were marked by two major military disasters that had long-term effects: the beginning of the Muslim conquest of Sicily, and the loss of Crete to the Saracens. Domestically, he supported and strengthened the resumption of official iconoclasm, which had begun again under Leo V.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael II, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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