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
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| Basileopator | April 919 – 24 September 920 |
| Caesar | 24 September 920 – 17 December 920 |
| Born | c. 870 Lakape (modern-day Turkey) |
| Died | 15 June 948 (aged 77–78) |
| Burial | |
| Consort | Theodora |
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| 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.