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Leo V the Armenian

Leo V the Armenian
Gold solidus of Leo V, with his son and co-emperor, Constantine
Monarch information
NameLeo V
Reign813 � December 25, 820
PredecessorMichael I Rangabe
SuccessorMichael II
ConsortTheodosia
OffspringSymbatios-Constantine
Basil
Gregory
Theodosios
FatherBardas

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Leo V the Armenian ( , Leōn V ho Armenios; 775 � 25 December 820) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820. A senior general, he forced his predecessor, Michael I Rangabe, to abdicate and assumed the throne. He ended the decade-long war with the Bulgars, and initiated the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm. He was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian, one of his most trusted generals, who succeeded him on the throne.


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