Empress Irene Launches Coup Against Byzantine Emperor
April 19 797

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Empress Irene organizes a conspiracy against her son, the Byzantine emperor Constantine VI. He is deposed and blinded. Shortly after Constantine dies of his wounds, and Irene proclaims herself basileus.
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Basileusexternal
Political mutilation in Byzantine cultureexternal
Constantine VIexternal
Byzantine Empireexternal
Irene of Athensexternal
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