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In the midst of the continuing Photian Controversy, Photius condemns and excommunicates Pope Nicholas I for refusing to recognize him as patriarch of Constantinople.
Basil orders Emperor Michael III deposed and murdered, replacing him on the throne as Emperor Basil I, the founder of the Macedonian dynasty. He deposes Photius, who has protested the murder of Michael III, and restores Ignatius to the office of patriarch.
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