Zoe Karbonopsina

Zoe Karbonopsina
Zoe and her son, emperor Constantine VII. Solidus minted during Zoe's regency, 913–919
Byzantine empress
Tenure9 January 906 – 11 May 912
DiedSometime after 919
Burial
Monastery of St. Euphemia, Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
SpouseLeo VI the Wise
IssueAnna
Constantine VII
DynastyMacedonian
ReligionChalcedonian Christianity

Zoe Karbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, lit.'with the Coal-Black Eyes' (Greek: Ζωὴ Καρβωνοψίνα, romanizedZōē Karbōnopsina), was an empress and regent of the Byzantine Empire. She was the fourth spouse of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise and the mother of Constantine VII, serving as his regent from 913 until 919.[1][2]

  1. ^ J. Gordon Melton. 2014. Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. Page 628.
  2. ^ Riedel, Meredith L. D. (2018-08-23). Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Christian Identity: Writings of an Unexpected Emperor. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-05307-6.