Romanos III Argyros, also called Argyropoulos, was Byzantine emperor from 1028 until his death in 1034. He was a Byzantine noble and senior official in Constantinople when the dying Constantine VIII forced him to divorce his wife and marry the emperor's daughter, Zoe. Three days after that forced marriage Constantine died, and Romanos took the imperial throne.
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Death PlaceConstantinople, Byzantine Empire 1 Role
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Preceded By
On his deathbed in 1028 Constantine VIII had his daughter Zoe marry Romanos Argyros, who became emperor.
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Zoe married Michael IV shortly after Romanos III's death in 1034.
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Source Wikidata: Romanos III Argyros
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1. Romanos III Argyros, Wikipedia
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968 (0968)
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11 April 1034(1034-04-11) (aged 65-66)
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Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
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Romanos III Argyros (Greek: Ῥωμανός Ἀργυρός, romanized: Rōmanos Argyros; Latinized Romanus III Argyrus; 968 - 11 April 1034), or Argyropoulos, was Byzantine Emperor from 1028 until his death in 1034.
Romanos III Argyros: Gender
Romanos III Argyros (Greek: Ῥωμανός Ἀργυρός, romanized: Rōmanos Argyros; Latinized Romanus III Argyrus; 968 - 11 April 1034), or Argyropoulos, was Byzantine Emperor from 1028 until his death in 1034.
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