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Michael VII Doukas
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
A cloisonné engraving of Michael VII Doukas in full imperial regalia, as depicted in the Georgian Khakuli Triptych
Byzantine emperor
ReignOctober 1071 – March 1078
Coronationc. 1060 as co-emperor
PredecessorRomanos IV Diogenes
SuccessorNikephoros III Botaneiates
RegentEudokia Makrembolitissa (October–November 1071)
Co-emperors
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    • Leo Diogenes (1070)
    • Nikephoros Diogenes (1070)
    • Konstantios Doukas
    • Andronikos Doukas
    • Constantine Doukas
Bornc. 1050
Died1090 (aged ~40)
SpouseMaria of Alania
IssueConstantine Doukas
DynastyDoukid
FatherConstantine X
MotherEudokia Makrembolitissa

Michael VII Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Μιχαήλ Δούκας, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkas), nicknamed Parapinakes (Greek: Παραπινάκης, lit. "minus a quarter", with reference to the devaluation of the Byzantine currency under his rule), was the senior Byzantine emperor from 1071 to 1078. He was known as incompetent as an emperor and reliant on court officials, especially of his finance minister Nikephoritzes, who increased taxation and luxury spending while not properly financing their army (which later mutinied). Under his reign, Bari was lost and his empire faced open revolt in the Balkans. Along with the advancing Seljuk Turks in the eastern front, Michael also had to contend with his mercenaries openly turning against the empire. Michael stepped down as emperor in 1078 and later retired to a monastery.

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