# Michael III

> The Byzantine emperor who ruled for twenty-five years and died at twenty-seven, knifed by the man he'd raised to co-emperor. Later dynasties called him "the Drunkard" to justify the murder, but the record shows a reign that steadied an empire.

*Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 0840-01-09
- **Died:** 0867-09-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Michael III took the throne at age two in 842, the last of the Amorian dynasty. He was the youngest person ever to hold the imperial title — crowned somewhere between four and eight months old — and the youngest to succeed as senior emperor in Roman history. His quarter-century reign saw a resurgence of Byzantine power in the ninth century, though the specifics of that revival were later obscured by hostility. In 867, his co-emperor Basil I assassinated him. The Macedonian dynasty that followed needed to justify the killing, so they branded him "the Drunkard" and let that name stick for centuries.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 3.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41622)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Michael%20III)
- [Michael III. (Byzanz)](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III._(Byzanz))
- [Miguel III](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_III)
- [ميخائيل الثالث](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB)
- [ميخائيل التالت ميفوروس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [اۆچونجو میخائیل](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%86%DA%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [III Mixail (imperator)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/III_Mixail_(imperator))
- [Міхаіл III](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%96%D0%BB_III)
- [Михаил III (Византия)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_III_(%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [Miquel III l'Embriac](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miquel_III_l'Embriac)
- [Michael III.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III.)
- [Michael III. (Byzanz)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III._(Byzanz))
- [Μιχαήλ Γ΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%AE%CE%BB_%CE%93%CE%84)
- [Mikaelo la 3-a (Bizancio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikaelo_la_3-a_(Bizancio))
- [Miguel III](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_III)
- [Michael III](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III)
- [Mikel III.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_III.a)
- [میخائیل سوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Mikael III](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_III)
- [Michel III (empereur byzantin)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_III_(empereur_byzantin))
- [Miguel III](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_III)
- [Michael 3-sṳ](https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_3-s%E1%B9%B3)
- [מיכאל השלישי, קיסר האימפריה הביזנטית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%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)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michele_III)
- [Mikhael III](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhael_III)
- [Michael III van Bisantium](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III_van_Bisantium)

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