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| | michael iv |
 | | Michael IV Michael IV, "the Paphlagonian," (in Greek Μιχαήλ Παφλαγών, meaning "from the province of Paphlagonia") was Byzantine emperor from April 11, 1034 to December 10, 1041. |
 | | He owed his elevation to Empress Zoë, daughter of Constantine VIII and wife of Romanus III, but becoming enamoured of Michael, her chamberlain, poisoned her husband and immediately married her attendant, both in 1034. |
 | | Michael, however, being of a weak character and subject to epileptic fits, left the government in the hands of his brother, John the Eunuch, who had been first minister of Constantine and Romanus. |
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