Emperors of Constantinople (Interference)
From Alternative History
[edit] Flavian Dynasty
Costantine I the Great 324-337
Constantius 337-361
Julian the Apostate 361-363
Jovian 363-364
Valens 364-378
[edit] Theodosian Dynasty
Theodosius I the Great 379-395
Arcadius 395-408
Theodosius II 408-450
Marcianus 450-457
Leo I the Great 457-474
Leo II 474
Zeno I Tarasicodissa 474-475
Basiliscus 475-476
Zeno I Tarasicodissa (restored) 476-491
Anastasius I 491-518
[edit] Justinian Dynasty
Justin I 518-527
St. Justinian I the Learned 527-559
Belisarius I 559-566
Justin II 566-578
Tiberius II Constantine (as regent 572-578) 578-582
Maurice I Tiberius 582-602
Phocas the Tyrant 602-610
[edit] Heraclian Dynasty
Heraclius the Great 610-641
Constantine III Heraclius 641
Heraclonas Constantine 641
Belisarius III Heraclius Pogonatus (the Bearded) 641-663 (there had been a Belisarius II in the West)
Constantine IV 663-685
Belisarius IV the Cruel 685-695
St. Leontius I the Shield of Christianity 695-711
Smaragdus the Heresiarch 711-715
Philippicus Bardanes 715-717
[edit] Isaurian Dynasty
Leo III the Isaurian 717-741
Constantine V Copronymus (the Dung-named) 741-775
Leo IV the Khazar 775-780
Constantine VI the Blinded 780-797
Irene the Athenian 780-790 as regent, 797-798 as basileus (!) on her own after blinding his son
Marcianus II Bulla (794-806 in Western Byzantium), 798-803 in Constantinople
Bardanes (Bardas I) the Turk 803-809
Leo V the Armenian 809-823
Thomas the Slav 823-827
[edit] Rhodian or Eustatian Dynasty
Eustace I the Drungarios 827-863
Constantine VII the New Cain 863-867
Bardas II the Great 867-903
Eustace II the Bulgarophilos 903-923
[edit] Lekapenos dynasty
Romanus I 923-944
Stephen I and Constantine VIII (co-emperors) 944-949
[edit] "Dulostatian" dynasty
(descending by both the Dulos of Bulgaria and the Eustatians of Byzantium)
Simeon I the Bulgarian 949-981
Eustace III the "Turk" 981-984
Bardas Skleros 984-995
[edit] Komitopouloi dynasty
("Roman" emperors and Czar of Bulgaria)
Samuel I Chirotomos 995-1018
John I Vladislav and Peter (co-emperors) 1018-1021
John I Vladislav alone 1021-1032
Alusian I 1032-1034
Troianos I and Gabriel I (co-emperors) 1034-1040
Gabriel I alone 1040-1044
George I Maniaces 1044-1059
[edit] Cappadocian dynasty
Constantine IX 1059-1064
Michael I 1064-1072
[edit] Diogenes-Comnenus dynasty
Romanus II Diogenes 1072-1076
Leo VI Diogenes alone 1076-1081
Leo VI Diogenes and Alexius I Comnenus 1081-1098
Alexius I Comnenus and Romanus III (infant) 1098-1101
Alexius I Comnenus and Belisarius V Diogenes 1101-1118
John II Comnenus alone 1118-1159 (Belisarius exiled as duke of Morea)
[edit] Comnenoi
Manuel I Comnenus 1159-1161 (murdered during civil war)
Andronicus I Comnenus 1161-1176
[edit] Vatatzes dynasty
Theodore I Vatatzes 1176
Basil I Vatatzes 1176-1186
[edit] Branas dynasty
Alexius II Branas 1186-1194
Theodosius IV Branas 1194-1211
basilissa Zoe (F) 1211-1218
1218 captured by Latin Crusaders
[edit] Angeloi dynasty
(Latin puppets)
Alexius III Angelos 1218-1222
Constantine X Angelos 1222-1224
[edit] Ghiffiotto
(as Latin "Emperor of Romania" in Constantinople)
Matthias Ghiffiotto 1224-1235
[edit] Kastamon (and later Nicea)
Byzantine loyalist empire-in-exile
Theoktistos I Megas Branas 1218-1235
1235 Constantinople recaptured by Byzantine loyalists
[edit] Megas Branas dynasty
Theoktistos I Megas Branas 1235-1248
Anthemius II 1248-1272 (Anthemius I was the last unlucky competent emperor in classical Western Rome)
Bardas IV 1272-
