04/11/1034 AD married
Michael IV was handsome, clever and generous but he was uneducated and suffered from epilepsy. He was initially reliant on others to direct the government in his name.
Zoë mistakenly believed that Michael would prove a more devoted husband than Romanos.
Michael was concerned that Zoë would turn on him the way she had turned on Romanos. Consequently, he excluded her from politics and confined her to the palace gynaeceum (women's quarters) where he had her watched. Michael's visits grew more and more infrequent.
Subjects Who or What married?
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Michael IV the Paphlagonian Byzantine emperor ...
Objects To Whom or What was married?
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Zoë Porphyrogenita Byzantine Empress ...
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