Staurakios

Staurakios

Staurakios or Stauracius (Greek: Σταυράκιος, romanized: Staurákios; early 790s – 11 January 812) was the shortest-reigning Byzantine emperor, ruling for 68 days between 26 July and 2 October 811. He was born in the early 790s, probably between 791 and 793, to Nikephoros I and an unknown woman. Nikephoros seized the throne of the Byzantine Empire from Empress Irene in 802, and elevated Staurakios to co-emperor on 25 December 803. On 20 December 807, a bride show was held by Nikephoros to select a wife for Staurakios, which resulted in his marriage to Theophano of Athens, a kinswoman of Irene. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Staurakios is the 785th most popular politician (up from 4,087th in 2019). (up from 525th in 2019)

Staurakios is most famous for being the only Byzantine emperor to be killed in battle.