Contemporary miniature of Constantine VIII, from a Bari Exultet roll[1][2]
Byzantine emperor
Reign
15 December 1025 – 11 November 1028[n. 1]
Coronation
30 March 962
Predecessor
Basil II
Successor
Romanos III
Born
960
Died
11/12 November 1028 (aged 67–68)
Spouse
Helena
Issue
Eudokia
Zoe
Theodora
Dynasty
Macedonian dynasty
Father
Romanos II
Mother
Theophano
Constantine VIII
(Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantinos;[n. 2] 960 – 11/12 November 1028) was de jure Byzantine emperor from 962 until his death. He was the younger son of Emperor Romanos II and Empress Theophano. He was nominal co-emperor since 962, successively with his father; stepfather, Nikephoros II Phokas; uncle, John I Tzimiskes; and brother, Basil II. Basil's death in 1025 left Constantine as the sole emperor. He occupied the throne for 66 years in total, making him de jure the longest-reigning amongst all Roman emperors since Augustus.
Constantine displayed a lifelong lack of interest in politics, statecraft and the military, and during his brief sole reign the government of the Byzantine Empire suffered from mismanagement and neglect. He had no sons and was instead succeeded by Romanos Argyros, husband of his daughter Zoe.
^Brand & Cutler 1991, pp. 503–504.
^Spatharakis 1976, pp. 91–95.
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