8 feb 950 anni - Palace Coup of 950

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The Roman Palace Coup of 950 was a long prepared plot toward Constantine VI, there were many factors add fuel to the flames. The first was the personalities between quiet and solitary Constantine VI and generous, popular Michael III. The second was the ambitious princess Sophia, whom want to become ruler of the empire but refused by John I, and turn to seducing Michael III. The third was the Constantine's ignore of the ambitions of his cousin and sister.

Two weeks before the coup, the pair were secretly married by a bishop who was promised the position of Patriarch of Constantinople in exchange. Sophia’s own pending marriage to the Strategos of Greece was dissolved, and some days later he and his entire family were found dead in Corinth. And february 8, 950, a group of soldiers stormed the Emperor’s bedroom, and Constantine VI was dragged out into the streets and unceremoniously beheaded. Whether Constantine VI would have been a good Emperor is an open question, though he was a very young man, but he seems to have been mature and at least somewhat capable.

Before Constantine’s body was even cold Michael III deployed his men into Constantinople to purge the supporters of his extended family. Bureaucrats were thrown out of the palace, or outright murdered as the purge went on. Michael III's favorites were put in place instead, and these men were universally unsuited for the jobs they now held.

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