Zoe and her son, emperor Constantine VII. Solidus minted during Zoe's regency, 913–919
Byzantine empress
Tenure
9 January 906 – 11 May 912
Died
Sometime after 919
Burial
Monastery of St. Euphemia, Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Spouse
Leo VI the Wise
Issue
Anna Constantine VII
Dynasty
Macedonian
Religion
Chalcedonian Christianity
Zoe Karbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, lit.'with the Coal-Black Eyes' (Greek: Ζωὴ Καρβωνοψίνα, romanized: Zōē Karbōnopsina), was an empress and regent of the Byzantine Empire. She was the fourth spouse of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise and the mother of Constantine VII, serving as his regent from 913 until 919.[1][2]
^J. Gordon Melton. 2014. Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. Page 628.
^Riedel, Meredith L. D. (2018-08-23). Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Christian Identity: Writings of an Unexpected Emperor. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-05307-6.
ZoeKarbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, lit. 'with the Coal-Black Eyes' (Greek: Ζωὴ Καρβωνοψίνα, romanized: ZōēKarbōnopsina), was an empress...
(according to the Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos) Leo took as mistress ZoeKarbonopsina. He married her only after she had given birth to a son in 905, but...
Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; Greek: Ζωή Πορφυρογέννητη, Medieval Greek: [zoˈi] "life"; c. 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who...
Michael V, and insisted that Theodora return to rule alongside Zoë. After 65 days Zoë married again, to Constantine IX, who assumed the imperial responsibilities...
November 959. He was the son of Emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife, ZoeKarbonopsina, and the nephew of his predecessor Alexander. Most of his reign was...
son of Michael III; created church crisis with his fourth marriage—ZoeKarbonopsina, who took over as regent for their son, Constantine VII, in 914 and...
out with Leo VI over the latter's fourth marriage to his mistress ZoeKarbonopsina. Although he reluctantly baptized the fruit of this relationship, the...
former master, Samonas. He held again the post during the regency of ZoeKarbonopsina in 913–919, where he played an important role in the governance of...
principal regent until March 914. He was displaced by ZoeKarbonopsina, mother of the young emperor. Zoe reigned with the support of influential general Leo...
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