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MACEDONIAN DYNASTY

LINE 1

[MAMN221] Constantinos Mamikonian m. [ARME234] Pancalo of Armenia
. [MAMB231] Emperor Basil I of the East m1. Maria of Macedonia
. . [MAMB242] Anastasia of Byzantium m. [CHRI241] Christopheros

38. [MAMB231] Basileios I (born c.831, son of [MAMN221] Constantinos, see MAMIKONIDS DYNASTY- LINE 2), co-Regent (866-67), EMPEROR OF THE EAST (867-2nd August 886), married 1. Maria of Macedonia; then 2. Eudokia Ingerina (mistress of EMPEROR MICHAEL III OF THE EAST, and daughter of Inger Martinakios); 3. a relationship with Thekla (daughter of Michael's son EMPEROR THEOPHILOS OF THE EAST). He died 2nd August 886.

CHRISTOPHEROS

[CHRI241] Christopheros m. [MAMB242] Anastasia of Byzantium
. [CHRI252] --- (daughter of Christopheros} m. [SCLE251] Niketa Scleros

37. [CHRI241] Christopheros (born c.840), married [MAMB242] Anastasia (born c.862, daughter of Basileios, see above).

LINE 2

[ROMA231] Theophylaktos Abastaktos of Armenia m. ?
. [ROMA242] Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos of the East m2. Theodora
. . [ROMA252] co-Emperor Constantine of the East m. Helena
. . . [ROMA263] --- Lekapena m. [DALS271] Damianos Dalassenos
. [ROMA241] Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos of the East m1. Maria
. . [ROMA251] Emperor Christopher Lekapenos of the East m. ?
. . . [ROMA262] Princess Maria of Byzantium m. [BULG261] Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria

39.  [ROMA231] Theophylaktos Abastaktos Abstartus (born c.840), an Armenian peasant.

36-38.  [ROMA249] Romanos I Lekapenos (born in Lekapa, c.870), EMPEROR OF THE EAST (7th December 920-16th December 944, deposed), married 1. (c.895) Maria (daughter of 39. Christopher), died c.900; then 2. (c.900) Theodora (born c.880). Theodora died 923. Romanos became a monk (944), and died 15th June 948.

37.  [ROMA251] Christopher Lekapenos (born c.895, son of Romanos & Maria), EMPEROR OF THE EAST (921-31), married Sophia (born c.900, daughter of 38. Niketas). Sophia died c.931, and Christopher died August 932.