Son of Leo IV and Irene, he was only ten years old when his father died, allowing Irene to seize the regency. He proved himself hopelessly incompetent as a ruler — his one military campaign ended in him fleeing in panic, and he alienated all potential allies by divorcing his wife to marry his mistress. His mother's agents undermined his military reputation further, and Irene ultimately had him ambushed, captured, and blinded so brutally that he died, in the very room in which he had been born.
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Episode 11 (11 mentions)
Son of Leo IV and Irene, he was only ten years old when his father died, allowing Irene to seize the regency. He proved himself hopelessly incompetent as a ruler — his one military campaign ended in him fleeing in panic, and he alienated all potential allies by divorcing his wife to marry his mistress. His mother's agents undermined his military reputation further, and Irene ultimately had him ambushed, captured, and blinded so brutally that he died, in the very room in which he had been born.
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