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
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