# Michael VII Doukas

> A Byzantine emperor whose nickname translates to "minus a quarter" - earned because the currency lost a fourth of its value under his watch. Michael VII's reign saw the empire hemorrhage territory, tax revenue poured into luxury while soldiers mutinied for lack of pay, and mercenaries who were supposed to defend the throne turned on it instead.

*Byzantine emperor*

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

## Identity
- **Born:** 1050
- **Died:** 1090
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Michael VII Doukas took the throne in 1071 and quickly proved unequal to it, leaning heavily on his finance minister Nikephoritzes, who raised taxes to fund court extravagance while starving the military budget. The army mutinied. Bari fell. The Balkans erupted in open revolt. The Seljuk Turks pressed from the east, and the empire's own hired soldiers began fighting against it. By 1078, with no path forward, Michael abdicated and withdrew to a monastery.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

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

## Sources
- [Miguel VII Ducas](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_VII_Ducas)
- [Michaël VII Doukas](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C3%ABl_VII_Doukas)
- [Michele VII Ducas](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_VII_Ducas)
- [米海尔七世](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B1%B3%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%94%E4%B8%83%E4%B8%96)
- [ミカエル7世ドゥーカス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB7%E4%B8%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9)
- [Михаил VII Дука](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_VII_%D0%94%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [Michał VII Dukas](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82_VII_Dukas)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210564)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_VII_Doukas)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Michael%20VII%20Doukas)
- [Михаил VII Дука](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_VII_%D0%94%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [Miquel VII Ducas](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miquel_VII_Ducas)
- [Michael VII. Dukas](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_VII._Dukas)
- [Michael VII.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_VII.)
- [Mixail VII](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixail_VII)
- [Μιχαήλ Ζ΄ Δούκας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%AE%CE%BB_%CE%96%CE%84_%CE%94%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Mikaelo la 7-a (Bizancio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikaelo_la_7-a_(Bizancio))
- [Miguel VII Ducas](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_VII_Ducas)
- [Michael VII Dukas](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_VII_Dukas)
- [Mikel VII.a Dukas](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_VII.a_Dukas)
- [میخائیل هفتم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%85)
- [Mikael VII Dukas](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_VII_Dukas)
- [Michel VII Doukas](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_VII_Doukas)
- [מיכאל השביעי דוקס, קיסר האימפריה הביזנטית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A1%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 VII. Duka](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihael_VII._Duka)
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- [Mikhaēl VII Doukas](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikha%C4%93l_VII_Doukas)
- [Міхаіл VII Дука](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%96%D0%BB_VII_%D0%94%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [یئدینجی میخائیل](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D8%A6%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [ميخائيل السابع دوكاس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3)

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