Constantine X b. 1006 d. May 22, 1067 Byzantine Emperor. He first achieved prominence following his marriage to the noblewoman Eudokia Makrembolitissa, and was a supporter of Isaac I's successful uprising in 1057. While believing himself to be dying in 1059, Isaac was pressured into naming Constantine as his successor, and when Isaac abdicated soon afterwards he took the throne as Constantine X. After taking power he raised members of his own family to important positions and favored the church and bureaucracy at the expense of the...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Molibotos Monastery, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel
b. 1006 d. May 22, 1067