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On the death of Michael IV (the Paphlagonian) Empress Zoe elevates her favorite Michael V (Kalaphates), who attempts to make himself sole emperor by exiling Zoe to a convent. Members of the nobility depose Michael, blind him, and imprison him, placing Zoe and her sister Theodora on the throne as co-empresses.
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