A cloisonné engraving of Michael VII Doukas in full imperial regalia, as depicted in the Georgian Khakuli Triptych
Byzantine emperor
Reign
October 1071 – March 1078
Coronation
c. 1060 as co-emperor
Predecessor
Romanos IV Diogenes
Successor
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
Regent
Eudokia Makrembolitissa (October–November 1071)
Co-emperors
See list
Leo Diogenes (1070)
Nikephoros Diogenes (1070)
Konstantios Doukas
Andronikos Doukas
Constantine Doukas
Born
c. 1050
Died
1090 (aged ~40)
Spouse
Maria of Alania
Issue
Constantine Doukas
Dynasty
Doukid
Father
Constantine X
Mother
Eudokia 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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