Historical Figure
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
Also Known As Nicephorus III Botaniates
Monarchs and Rulers
Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Latinized Nicephorus III Botaniates, was Byzantine emperor from 7 January 1078 to 1 April 1081. He rose to prominence as a general under Constantine IX Monomachos, serving with distinction in the Pecheneg revolt of 1048 to 1053, and in 1057 helped Isaac I Komnenos overthrow Emperor Michael VI Bringas by leading forces at the decisive Battle of Petroe. Under Constantine X Doukas he was made doux, first of Thessalonica and then of Antioch, where he repelled repeated incursions from the Emirate of Aleppo. After Constantine X died in 1067 and Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa married Romanos IV Diogenes instead of him, Nikephoros, who had himself been a candidate for her hand and the throne, was exiled and lived in retirement until Emperor Michael VII recalled him to serve as kouropalates and governor of the Anatolic Theme.
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Partially Attested
Death Yearlead gives only life span years 1002 to 1081, the narrative confirms he abdicated 1 April 1081 and became a monk without stating a precise death date Death PlaceMonastery of Peribleptus, Constantinople 2 source places him here after his abdication as a monk, it does not explicitly state this as his place of death Role
Role (category) Connections
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Preceded By
Nikephoros III deposed Michael VII by revolt in 1078.
Ruled
Succeeded By
Alexios I Komnenos deposed Nikephoros III in 1081.
Sources
1. Nikephoros III Botaneiates (Wikipedia)
WikipediaNikephoros III Botaneiates: GenderQuote, Nikephoros III Botaneiates: Gender
He became a general during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, serving with distinction during the Pecheneg revolt of 1048-1053.
2. Nikephoros III Botaneiates - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
Nikephoros III Botaneiates (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βοτανειάτης, romanized: Nikēphóros Botaneiatēs; 1002-1081), Latinized as Nicephorus III Botaniates, was Byzantine Emperor from 7 January 1078 to 1 April 1081.
Family background section
Nikephoros was born in 1002 to Michael Botaneiates and his wife, members of the Botaneiates family, a prominent military family from the Anatolic Theme.
Reign section
Michael, the future logothete of Alexios, then escorted Nikephoros to the Monastery of Peribleptus, where he abdicated and became a monk.
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