# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/theodora-porphyrogenita
# Generated: 2026-09-01T05:26:22.145Z

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name: "Theodora Porphyrogenita"
slug: "theodora-porphyrogenita"
description: "She ruled twice: once dragged from exile by a mob that wouldn't take no for an answer, and again at 74 when she seized the throne alone and held it against every man who thought age or gender disqualified her."
tagline: "Byzantine empress regnant (984-1056)"
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gender: "female"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "984"
deathDate: "1056-08-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.30834
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Theodora was the youngest daughter of Emperor Constantine VIII. After her father died in 1028, her older sister Zoë took the throne with a succession of husbands who kept Theodora under watch. Two plots failed, and in 1031 she was packed off to an island monastery in the Sea of Marmara. A decade later the people of Constantinople revolted against Michael V and demanded Theodora return to rule alongside Zoë. After 65 days Zoë married Constantine IX, who took over imperial duties while Theodora withdrew to a convent following Zoë's death in 1050. When Constantine died, the 74-year-old empress came back and ruled alone for 16 months despite fierce opposition from court officials and military claimants. She died at 76 on 31 August 1056, closing the Macedonian dynasty's nearly 200-year run.