Romanos I Lekapenos

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Romanos I Lekapenos
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Romanos Lekapenos depicted in the 12th century Madrid Skylitzes
Byzantine emperor
Reign	17 December 920 – 20 December 944
Predecessor	Constantine VII (under regent rule)
Successor	Constantine VII (alone)
Co-emperors	Christopher Lekapenos (921–931) Stephen Lekapenos (924–944) Constantine Lekapenos (924–944)
Born	c. 870 Lakape (modern-day Turkey)
Died	15 June 948 (aged 77–78)
Burial	Myrelaion Monastery (modern-day Istanbul)
Consort	Theodora
Issue more...	Christopher Stephanos Constantine Helena Theophylact Basil (ill.)
Dynasty	Macedonian/Lekapenos
Father	Theophylaktos Abastaktos

Romanos I Lakapenos or Lekapenos or the Gentle Usurper (Greek: Ῥωμανός Λακαπηνός or Λεκαπηνός, Rōmanos Lakapēnos or Lekapēnos; c. 870 – 15 June 948),^[1] Latinized as Romanus I Lecapenus, was Byzantine emperor from 920 until his deposition in 944, serving as regent for and senior co-ruler of the young Constantine VII.