Zoe Karbonopsina

Zoe Karbonopsina
Zoe Karbonopsina
	Zoe and her son, emperor Constantine VII. Solidus minted during Zoe's regency, 913–919
Byzantine empress
Tenure	9 January 906 – 11 May 912
Died	Sometime after 919
Burial	Monastery of St. Euphemia, Constantinople; (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Spouse	Leo VI the Wise
Issue	Anna; Constantine VII
Dynasty	Macedonian
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Zoe Karbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, lit. 'with the Coal-Black Eyes' (Greek: Ζωὴ Καρβωνοψίνα, romanized: Zōē Karbōnopsina), was an empress and regent of the Byzantine Empire. She was the fourth spouse of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise and the mother of Constantine VII, serving as his regent from 913 until 919.^[1]^[2]

^ J. Gordon Melton. 2014. Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. Page 628.
^ Riedel, Meredith L. D. (2018-08-23). Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Christian Identity: Writings of an Unexpected Emperor. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-05307-6.

[1] J. Gordon Melton. 2014. Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. Page 628.

[:0-2] Riedel, Meredith L. D. (2018-08-23). Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Christian Identity: Writings of an Unexpected Emperor. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-05307-6.

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