Staurakios (son of Michael I)

Staurakios
Emperor of the Romans
Byzantine emperor
Co-reign25 December 811 –
bef. 11 July 813
PredecessorMichael I Rangabe
SuccessorLeo V the Armenian
Senior emperorMichael I Rangabe
Bornca. 800
bef. 11 July 813
DynastyNikephorian dynasty
FatherMichael I Rangabe
MotherProkopia

Staurakios or Stauracius (Greek: Σταυράκιος, romanized: Staurákios; ca. 800 – bef. 11 July 813) was the third son of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (r.811–813) and grandson, on his mother's side, of Nikephoros I (r.802–811). He was junior co-emperor alongside his father during the latter's reign.