06/12/1042 AD crowned

During Constantine's reign, the Byzantine Empire fought wars against groups which included the Kievan Rus' and the Seljuq Turks.

In the year before his death, the split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches took place.

Constantine continued the purge instituted by Zoë and Theodora, removing the relatives of Michael V from the court. The new emperor was pleasure-loving and prone to violent outbursts on suspicion of conspiracy.

He was heavily influenced by his mistress Maria Skleraina, a relative of his second wife, and Maria's family. Constantine had another mistress, a certain "Alan princess", probably Irene, daughter of the Georgian Bagratid prince Demetrius.

Constantinople
Lattitude: 41.0122° N
Longitude: 28.976° E
Region: Middle East
Middle East
Modern Day Turkey
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