Romanos I Lekapenos

Romanos I Lekapenos
Romanos I Lekapenos
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
	Portrait of Romanos I on a contemporary seal, flanked by Constantine VII and Stephen Lekapenos. Dumbarton Oaks collection.
Byzantine emperor
Basileus	17 December 920 –; 20 December 944
Predecessor	Constantine VII; (under regent rule)
Successor	Constantine VII (alone)
Co-emperors	See list Christopher Lekapenos; (921–931) ; Stephen Lekapenos; (924–944) ; Constantine Lekapenos; (924–944) ; Romanos Lekapenos(c. 924);
Caesar	24 September 920 –; 17 December 920
Monarchs
Pre-imperial positions
Basileopator
	In office; April 919 – 24 September 920
Monarchs	Constantine VII;
Megas Hetaireiarches; Magistros
	In office; 25 March 919 – April 919
Monarch	Constantine VII
Succeeded by	Christopher Lekapenos
Droungarios of the Fleet; Patrikios
	In office; c.917 – 25 March 919
Monarchs	Zoe Karbonopsina; Constantine VII
Strategos of Samos
	In office; c. 911 – c. 912
Monarchs	Leo VI the Wise; Alexander
Born	c. 870; Lakape; (modern-day Turkey)
Died	15 June 948 (aged 77–78)
Burial	Myrelaion Monastery; (modern-day Istanbul)
Consort	Theodora
Issue; more...	Christopher; Stephanos; Constantine; Helena; Theophylact; Basil (ill.);
Dynasty	Macedonian/Lekapenos
Father	Theophylaktos Abastaktos

Romanos I Lakapenos or Lekapenos (Greek: Ῥωμανός Λακαπηνός or Λεκαπηνός, romanized: Rōmanos Lakapēnos or Lekapēnos; c. 870 – 15 June 948), Latinized as Romanus I Lacapenus or Romanus I Lecapenus, was Byzantine emperor from 920 until his deposition in 944, serving as regent for and senior co-ruler of the young Constantine VII.