Byzantine Emperors

This table begins after the fall of the Roman Empire (see Roman emperors), traditionally said to have occurred when the last emperor in the west, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by Odovacar in 476.

Dates of Reign	Ruler's Name	Comments
474–491	Zeno the Isaurian	Deposed.
475–476	Basiliscus
476–491	Zeno	Restored.
491–518	Anastasius I
Dynasty of Justin
518–527	Justin I (Flavius Justinus)
527 (518)–565	Justinian the Great (Flavius Justinianus)
565–578	Justin II (Flavius Justinus)
578 (574)–582	Tiberius (Flavius Constantinus Tiberius)
582–602	Maurice (Mauritius)
602–610	Phocas I
Dynasty of Heraclius
610–641	Heraclius I
641	Constantine III (Constantinus)
641	Heracleon (Heracleonas)	Deposed.
641–668	Constans II
668–685	Constantine IV (Pogonatus)
685–695	Justinian II (Rhinotmetus)	Deposed.
695–698	Leontius II	Deposed.
698–705	Tiberius III (Apsimar)	Deposed.
705–711	Justinian II (Rhinotmetus)	Restored.
711–713	Philippicus	Deposed.
713–715	Anastasius II	Deposed.
715–717	Theodosius III	Deposed.
Syrian Dynasty
717–741	Leo III (the Isaurian)
741	Constantine V (Kopronymus)	Deposed.
741–743	Artavasdus	Deposed.
743–775	Constantine V	Restored.
775–780	Leo IV
780–797	Constantine VI (Porphyrogenetus)	Deposed.
797–802	Irene (empress)	Deposed.
802–811	Nicephorus I
811	Stauracius (Staurakius)	Deposed.
811–813	Michael I (Rhangabé)	Deposed.
813–820	Leo V (the Armenian)
Amorian Dynasty
820–829	Michael II (Balbus)
829–842	Theophilus I
842–867	Michael III
Macedonian Dynasty
842–866	Bardas
867	Theophilus II
867–886	Basil I (the Macedonian)
886–912	Leo VI (the Wise)
912–913	Alexander III
913–959	Constantine VII (Porphyrogenetus)
919–944	Romanus I (Lecapenus)	Deposed.
959–963	Romanus II
976–1025	Basil II (Bulgaroctonus)
963–969	Nicephorus II (Phocas)
969–-976	John I (Tzimisces)
1025–1028	Constantine VIII
1028–1050	Zoë (empress)
1028–1034	Romanus III (Argyropolus)
1034–1041	Michael IV (the Paphiagonian)
1041–1042	Michael V (Kalaphates)	Deposed.
1042	Zoë and Theodora
1042–1055	Constantine IX (Monomachus)
1055–1056	Theodora (empress)	Restored.
1056–1057	Michael VI (Stratioticus)	Deposed.
1057–1059	Isaac I (Comnenus)	Abdicated.
Ducas Dynasty
1059–1067	Constantine X (Dukas)
1067–1068	Eudocia Macrembolitissa
1068–1071	Romanus IV (Diogenes)
1071	Eudocia	Restored. Deposed.
1071–1078	Michael VII (Parapinakes)	Deposed.
1078–1081	Nicephorus Ill (Botaniates)	Deposed.
Commenian Dynasty
1081–1118	Alexius I (Comnenus)
1118–1143	John II (Calus)
1143–1180	Manuel I
1180–1183	Alexius II
1182–1185	Andronicus I
Angelus Dynasty
1185–1195	Isaac II (Angelus-Comnenus)	Deposed.
1195–1203	Alexius III (Angelus)	Deposed.
1203–1204	Isaac II	Restored.
1203–1204	Alexius IV	Deposed.
1204	Alexius V	Deposed.
Latin Emperors
1204–1205	Baldwin I
1205–1216	Henry
1216–1217	Peter de Courtenay
1218–1228	Robert de Courtenay
1228–1261	Baldwin II
Lascarid Dynasty
1206–1222	Theodore I (Lascaris)
1222–1254	John III Dukas Vatatzes
1254–1259	Theodore II (Lascaris)
1258–1261	John IV (Lascaris)	Deposed.
Palaeologan Dynasty
1261–1282	Michael VIII (Palaeologus)
1282–1328	Andronicus II (the Elder)	Deposed.
1295–1320	Michael IX (co-emperor)
1328–1341	Andronicus III (the Younger)
1341–1376	John V (Palaeologus)	Deposed.
1347–1354	John VI (Cantacuzene)	Deposed.
1353–1357	Matthew	Deposed.
1376–1379	Andronicus IV	Deposed.
1379–1390	John V	Restored. Deposed.
1390	John VII	Deposed.
1390–1391	John V	Restored.
1391–1425	Manuel II
1399–1408	John VII	Restored.
1425–1448	John VIII
1448–1453	Constantine XI
1453: Turks capture Constantinople.

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