Alexander (Byzantine emperor)
Alexander (Greek: Άλέξανδρος, Alexandros, 23 November 870 – 6 June 913) was briefly Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913, and the third emperor of the Macedonian dynasty.
| Alexander | |||||
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| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |||||
Mosaic of Emperor Alexander in Hagia Sophia. In his left hand he holds a globus cruciger, and in his right the akakia. | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | 11 May 912 – 6 June 913 | ||||
| Coronation | c. September 879 | ||||
| Predecessor | Leo VI | ||||
| Successor | Constantine VII | ||||
| Born | 23 November 870 Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Died | 6 June 913 (aged 42) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Macedonian | ||||
| Father | Basil I | ||||
| Mother | Eudokia Ingerina | ||||
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