Empresses Theodora, 1055–1056
1055 AD siezed power
She comes out of retirement and convenes the Senate, and the imperial guard proclaims her "emperor" shortly before Constantine's death.
As Constantine lay dying, he was persuaded by his councilors, chiefly the logothetes tou dromou John, to ignore the rights of Theodora and to pass the throne to the doux (Duke) of the Byzantine Theme of Bulgaria, Nikephoros Proteuon. However, Theodora preempted their plans when, despite her advanced age, she vigorously asserted her right to rule.
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Theodora Porphyrogenita (11th century) Byzantine empress ...
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