Irene of Athens, Byzantine empress regnant, is driven... - Historystack

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Irene of Athens, Byzantine empress regnant, is driven out of Byzantium by finance minister Nikephoros I, who becomes the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire

Location

Byzantine Empire

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Quite important (7)

Sphere

Government

Images

Woodcut illustration of Irene of Athens, Empress of the East, and Charlemagne by Johannes Zainer

Tags

Milky Way, Solar System, Earth, Europe, Middle Ages, Government, History of Greece, Byzantine Empire, 9th Century, List of Byzantine Emperors, October 31, 800s, Year 802, Nikephoros I, Irene of Athens

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