Michael V, 11th century depiction from the Madrid Skylitzes
Byzantine emperor
Reign
13 December 1041 – 21 April 1042
Predecessor
Michael IV
Successor
Zoe and Theodora
Born
roughly 1015
Died
Monastery of Stoudios, Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Dynasty
Macedonian (by adoption)
Father
Stephen, a caulker
Michael IV the Paphlagonian (adoptive)
Mother
Maria, a Paphlagonian
Zoë Porphyrogenita (adoptive)
Michael V Kalaphates (Greek: Μιχαήλ Καλαφάτης, Michaḗl Kalaphátēs) was Byzantine emperor for four months in 1041–1042. He was the nephew and successor of Michael IV and the adoptive son of Michael IV's wife Empress Zoe. He was popularly called "the Caulker" (Kalaphates) in accordance with his father's original occupation.[1]
^Cavallo, Guglielmo (1997). The Byzantines. University of Chicago Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-226-09792-3.
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