Constantine X Doukas, also rendered Ducas, was Byzantine emperor from 1059 to 1067 and the founder of the Doukid dynasty. During his reign the Normans took over most of the Byzantine Empire's remaining territory in Italy, the Hungarians occupied Belgrade in the Balkans, and Constantine himself suffered defeats at the hands of the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan.
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Birth Yearsources give this as an estimate, historians often cite c. 1006 Role
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Isaac I abdicated in 1059 in favor of Constantine Doukas.
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Romanos IV married Constantine X's widow Eudokia and became emperor in 1068.
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1. Constantine X Doukas - Wikipedia
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Constantine X Doukas or Ducas (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δούκας, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Doúkās; c. 1006 - 23 May 1067), was Byzantine emperor from 1059 to 1067.
Family background section
Historians often give his birthdate as c. 1006
Death section
Already old and unhealthy when he came to power, Constantine died on 23 May 1067.
Constantine X Doukas: Gender
During his reign the Normans took over most of the Byzantine Empire's remaining territory in Italy, the Hungarians occupied Belgrade in the Balkans, and Constantine himself suffered defeats at the hands of the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan.
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