Eudokia Makrembolitissa
Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Greek: Εὐδοκία Μακρεμβολίτισσα, romanized: Evdokía Makremvolítissa) was a Byzantine empress by her successive marriages to Constantine X Doukas and Romanos IV Diogenes. She acted as regent of her minor son, Michael VII in 1067, and resigned her regency by marriage to Romanos IV Diogenes. When he was deposed in 1071 she resumed the regency for her sons, but was soon forced to resign again.
| Eudokia Makrembolitissa | |
|---|---|
| Augusta Empress and Autocratess of the Romans | |
Contemporary miniature of empress Eudokia | |
| Byzantine empress regnant or regent | |
| Rule | 23 May – 31 December 1067 (also regent for her co-emperor Michael VII) |
| Predecessor | Constantine X |
| Successor | Romanos IV |
| Co-emperors | Michael VII and Konstantios Doukas |
| Byzantine empress consort | |
| Tenure | 1059–1067 (as wife of Constantine X) 1068–1071 (as wife of Romanos IV) |
| Born | c. 1030 |
| Died | after 1081 |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | by Constantine X Michael VII Doukas A son Anne Doukaina Andronikos Doukas Theodora Doukaina Konstantios Doukas Zoe Doukaina by Romanos IV Nikephoros Diogenes Leo Diogenes |
| Dynasty | Doukid |
| Religion | Orthodox |
Because she essentially ruled in her own right during her sole regencies and retained the title of empress, several modern scholars consider Eudokia to have been empress regnant in 1067 and some also in 1071.
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