Michael IV the Paphlagonian (Person)
Michael IV the Paphlagonian
1010 AD - 1041 AD
- Byzantine emperor 1034 – 1041
- Macedonian Dynasty (by marriage - born a peasant)
He worked in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, as a money changer but it was believed that he was also secretly a counterfeiter of coins.
One of Michael's brothers, John the Orphanotrophos, also known as John the Eunuch, was the parakoimomenos, a senior courtier who presided over the women's quarters at the imperial palace. John obtained jobs for several of his younger brothers in the court.
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04/11/1034 AD
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