# Romanos I Lekapenos

> He ruled Byzantium for nearly a quarter-century without ever quite becoming its legitimate emperor — a regent who crowned himself co-ruler beside the boy whose throne he was meant to protect.

*Byzantine emperor from 919/920 to 944*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/romanos-i-lekapenos

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Model
- **Category:** Models
- **Born:** 870
- **Died:** 0948-06-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born around 870, Romanos rose through Byzantine ranks to seize power in 920 as regent for the young Constantine VII. Rather than wait in the wings, he declared himself senior co-emperor and held the reins for twenty-four years. The arrangement was political theater: Constantine had the bloodline, Romanos had the throne. In 944 his own sons overthrew him, exiling the old emperor to a monastery. He died there four years later on June 15, 948, outliving his ambition but not his audacity.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 12.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Model, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41646)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I_Lekapenos)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Romanos%20I%20Lekapenos)
- [Román I](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_I)
- [رومانوس الأول](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84)
- [رومانوس الاول](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84)
- [بیرینجی رومانوس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Роман I Лакапин](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_I_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Romà I Lecapè](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A0_I_Lecap%C3%A8)
- [Roman I. Lakapenos](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_I._Lakapenos)
- [Romanos I Lekapenos](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I_Lekapenos)
- [Romanos I.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I.)
- [Romanos I](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I)
- [Ρωμανός Α´](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A1%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%91%C2%B4)
- [Romano la 1-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romano_la_1-a)
- [Romano I](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romano_I)
- [Romanos I](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I)
- [Erroman I.a Lakapetarra](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erroman_I.a_Lakapetarra)
- [رومانوس یکم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%85)
- [Romanos I](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I)
- [Romain Ier Lécapène](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Ier_L%C3%A9cap%C3%A8ne)
- [Romano I](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romano_I)
- [רומנוס הראשון, קיסר האימפריה הביזנטית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F%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)
- [Roman I. Lakapen](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_I._Lakapen)
- [I. Rómanosz bizánci császár](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._R%C3%B3manosz_biz%C3%A1nci_cs%C3%A1sz%C3%A1r)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Roman_I_Lekapen)
- [Romanos I van Bisantium](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I_van_Bisantium)
- [Romanos I.](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I.)

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