Michael I Rangabe
Michael I Rangabé (also spelled Rangabe or Rhangabe; Greek: Μιχαὴλ Ῥαγγαβέ; c. 770 – 11 January 844) was Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813.
| Michael I Rangabe | |||||
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| Emperor of the Romans | |||||
Michael I, as depicted in the 11th century Madrid Skylitzes. | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | 2 October 811 – 11 July 813 | ||||
| Coronation | 2 October 811 Hagia Sophia | ||||
| Predecessor | Staurakios | ||||
| Successor | Leo V | ||||
| Co-emperors | Theophylact (811–813) Staurakios (II) (811–?) | ||||
| Born | c. 770 | ||||
| Died | 11 January 844 (aged 73) Prote Island (now Kınalıada, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Church on Prote Island, transferred to the Monastery of Satyros | ||||
| Spouse | Prokopia | ||||
| Issue | Theophylaktos Staurakios Niketas Georgo Theophano | ||||
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| Dynasty | Nikephorian | ||||
| Father | Theophylact Rhangabe | ||||
Michael was the son of the patrician Theophylact Rhangabe, the admiral of the Aegean fleet. He married Prokopia, the daughter of the former Emperor Nikephoros I, and received the high court dignity of kouropalatēs after his father-in-law's accession in 802.
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