Back Basilius I die Masedoniër Afrikaans Basileios I. ALS Basilio I AN باسيل الأول Arabic باسل الاول ARZ I Vasiley (imperator) Azerbaijani بیرینجی باسیلیوس AZB Васілій I Македанянін Byelorussian Василий I Македонец Bulgarian Bazilije I Makedonac BS
| Basil I | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Romans | |
 Underdrawing of Basil I in the Paris Gregory, c. 879–883[1] | |
| Byzantine emperor | |
| Reign | 24 September 867 – 29 August 886 |
| Coronation | 26 May 866 (as co-emperor) |
| Predecessor | Michael III |
| Successor | Leo VI |
| Co-emperor | Constantine (868–879) Leo VI (870–886) Alexander (879–886) |
| Born | late 811 Chariopolis, Macedonia, Byzantine Empire (now Hayrabolu, Tekirdağ, Turkey) |
| Died | 29 August 886 (aged 75) |
| Consort | Eudokia Ingerina |
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| Issue Among others | Constantine Leo VI (paternity uncertain) Patriarch Stephen I (paternity uncertain) Alexander |
| Dynasty | Macedonian dynasty |
Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian" (Greek: Βασίλειος ὁ Μακεδών, translit. Basíleios ō Makedṓn; 811 – 29 August 886), was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born a lowly peasant in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after entering into the service of Theophilitzes, a relative of Emperor Michael III (r. 842–867). He was given a fortune by the wealthy Danielis and gained Michael's favour, whose mistress he married on his emperor's orders. In 866, Michael proclaimed him co-emperor, but Basil ordered his assassination the next year, thus installing himself as sole ruler of the empire. Despite his humble origins, he showed great ability in running the affairs of state, and founded the Macedonian dynasty. He was succeeded upon his death by his son (perhaps actually Michael III's son) Leo VI.
- ^ Brubaker 1999, pp. 6, 152–162.