Nicéphore III Botaniatès
Nicéphore Botaniatès , born in 1001 and died in 1081, is Byzantine emperor of 1078 with 1081.
Strategist of the topic of Anatolikon, it is proclaimed emperor by the army of the East in 1078 with Nicée, revolted against Michel {{VII}}. He reverses this one with the assistance of Turkish seldjoukide Süleyman {{Ier}}, to which he pours tribute, and marries the empress Marie d' Alanie, woman of Michel {{VII}}. With the assistance of Alexis Comnène, it draws aside its rivals, whose general Nicéphore Bryenne, and succeeds in being made accept by the aristocracy and the clergy.
Its reign is a continuation of revolts and civil wars. The party of the civil bureaucracy being broken down, the Sénat was private of any authority.
With the support of Constantin Doukas, Alexis Comnène seizes the capacity and relegates Nicéphore to the convent of Péribleptos.
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