# Michael II

> A Byzantine soldier who plotted his way from a death sentence to the throne by orchestrating his emperor's assassination on Christmas morning, then spent most of his reign fighting a rebel who nearly took it all back.

*Byzantine emperor*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/michael-ii

## Identity
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** 770
- **Died:** 0829-10-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in Amorium around 770, Michael rose through the military ranks alongside Leo V the Armenian, helping him overthrow Emperor Michael I Rhangabe in 813. The alliance soured: Leo sentenced Michael to death, but Michael turned conspirator and had Leo killed at Christmas 820, seizing the throne himself. Almost immediately Thomas the Slav launched a revolt so dangerous it nearly ended Michael's rule, dragging on until spring 824. The breathing room didn't last - his reign's final years saw two catastrophic losses that would haunt Byzantium for generations: Muslims began their conquest of Sicily, and Andalusian pirates took Crete. At home, he backed the resumed policy of iconoclasm that Leo had revived. He died on 2 October 829, first of the Amorian dynasty.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 1.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Miguel II, o Amoriano](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_II%2C_o_Amoriano)
- [Michaël II Psellos](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C3%ABl_II_Psellos)
- [Michele II l'Amoriano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_II_l'Amoriano)
- [米海尔二世](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B1%B3%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%94%E4%BA%8C%E4%B8%96)
- [ミカエル2世](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB2%E4%B8%96)
- [Михаил II Травл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_II_%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB)
- [Michał II Amoryjczyk](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82_II_Amoryjczyk)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41640)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_II)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Michael%20II)
- [Mihael II Amorijski](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihael_II_Amorijski)
- [Miquel II el Tartamut](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miquel_II_el_Tartamut)
- [Michael II. Amorijský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_II._Amorijsk%C3%BD)
- [Michael II. (Byzanz)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_II._(Byzanz))
- [Mikhael II](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhael_II)
- [Μιχαήλ Β´](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%AE%CE%BB_%CE%92%C2%B4)
- [Mikaelo la 2-a (Bizancio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikaelo_la_2-a_(Bizancio))
- [Miguel II](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_II)
- [Michael II](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_II)
- [Mikel II.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_II.a)
- [میخائیل دوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Mikael II](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_II)
- [Michel II l'Amorien](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_II_l'Amorien)
- [Miguel II](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_II)
- [Michael 2-sṳ](https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_2-s%E1%B9%B3)
- [מיכאל השני, קיסר האימפריה הביזנטית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99%2C_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%96%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA)
- [Mihael II. Amorijski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihael_II._Amorijski)
- [Михаил II (Византийска империя)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_II_(%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [II Mixail (imperator)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_Mixail_(imperator))
- [ایکینجی میخائیل](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84)

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