| Stephen Lekapenos | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Romans | |
.png) 15th-century portrait of Stephen, from the Mutinensis gr. 122 manuscript | |
| Byzantine emperor | |
| Reign | 25 December 924 – 27 January 945 |
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| Died | 18 April 963 |
| Spouse | Anna Gabala |
| Issue | Romanos |
| Dynasty | Lekapenos |
| Father | Romanos Lekapenos |
| Mother | Theodora |
Stephen Lekapenos or Lecapenus (‹See Tfd›Greek: Στέφανος Λεκαπηνός, translit. Stéphanos Lekapenós; died 18 April 963) was the second son of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), and co-emperor from 924 to 945. With his younger brother Constantine, he deposed Romanos I in December 944, but was overthrown and exiled by the legitimate emperor Constantine VII (r. 913–959) a few weeks later. Stephen lived out his life in exile on the island of Lesbos, where he died on Easter 963.