Michael III - Family

Family

Michael III had no children by his wife Eudokia Dekapolitissa, but was believed to have fathered one or two sons by his mistress Eudokia Ingerina, who was married to Basil I:

  • Leo VI, who succeeded as emperor in 886.
  • Stephen I, patriarch of Constantinople.
  • Godfather of Boris I

Read more about this topic:  Michael III

Famous quotes containing the word family:

    “If you have this enormous talent, it’s got you by the balls, it’s a demon. You can’t be a family man and a husband and a caring person and be that animal. Dickens wasn’t that nice a guy.”
    —Dustin Hoffman (b. 1937)

    “Wherever the citizen becomes indifferent to his fellows, so will the husband be to his wife, and the father of a family toward the members of his household.”
    —Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)

    “While one family is well-fed and clothed, a thousand others grumble.”
    —Chinese proverb.