A Complete List of the Byzantine Emperors

Here is a complete list of the Byzantine emperors, from the founding of the Byzantine Empire in 324 AD until the fall of Constantinople in 1453:

1. Constantine I the Great (324-337)

2. Constantine II (337-340)

3. Constans I (337-350)

4. Constantius II (337-361)

5. Julian the Apostate (361-363)

6. Jovian (363-364)

7. Valentinian I (364-375)

8. Valens (364-378)

9. Gratian (375-383)

10. Valentinian II (375-392)

11. Theodosius I the Great (379-395)

12. Arcadius (395-408)

13. Theodosius II (408-450)

14. Marcian (450-457)

15. Leo I the Thracian (457-474)

16. Leo II (474)

17. Zeno (474-491)

18. Anastasius I (491-518)

19. Justin I (518-527)

20. Justinian I the Great (527-565)

21. Justin II (565-578)

22. Tiberius II Constantine (578-582)

23. Maurice (582-602)

24. Phocas (602-610)

25. Heraclius (610-641)

26. Constantine III (641)

27. Heraklonas (641-641)

28. Constans II (641-668)

29. Constantine IV (668-685)

30. Justinian II (685-695)

31. Leontios (695-698)

32. Tiberius III (698-705)

33. Justinian II (restored) (705-711)

34. Philippikos Bardanes (711-713)

35. Anastasios II (713-715)

36. Theodosios III (715-717)

37. Leo III the Isaurian (717-741)

38. Constantine V (741-775)

39. Leo IV the Khazar (775-780)

40. Constantine VI (780-797)

41. Irene (797-802)

42. Nikephoros I (802-811)

43. Staurakios (811)

44. Michael I Rangabe (811-813)

45. Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

46. Michael II (820-829)

47. Theophilos (829-842)

48. Michael III (842-867)

49. Basil I the Macedonian (867-886)

50. Leo VI the Wise (886-912)

51. Alexander (912-913)

52. Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (913-959)

53. Romanos I Lekapenos (919-944)

54. Romanos II (959-963)

55. Nikephoros II Phokas (963-969)

56. John I Tzimiskes (969-976)

57. Basil II the Bulgar Slayer (976-1025)

58. Constantine VIII (1025-1028)

59. Romanos III Argyros (1028-1034)

60. Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1034-1041)

61. Michael V Kalaphates (1041-1042)

62. Zoe Porphyrogenita (1042-1050)

63. Theodora Porphyrogenita (1055-1056)

64. Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-1055, 1057-1059)

65. Romanos IV Diogenes (1068-1071)

66. Michael VII Doukas (1071-1078)

67. Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078-1081)

68. Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118)

69. John II Komnenos (1118-1143)

70. Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180)

71. Alexios II Komnenos (1180-1183)

72. Andronikos I Komnenos (1183-1185)

73. Isaac II Angelos (1185-1195, 1203-1204)

74. Alexios III Angelos (1195-1203)

75. Alexios IV Angelos (1203-1204)

76. Nicholas Kanabos (1204)

77. Alexios V Doukas (1204)

78. Theodore I Laskaris (1204-1222)

79. John III Doukas Vatatzes (1222-1254)

80. Theodore II Laskaris (1254-1258)

81. John IV Laskaris (1258-1261)

82. Michael VIII Palaiologos (1259-1282, 1282-1283)

83. Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328)

84. Andronikos III Palaiologos (1328-1341)

85. John V Palaiologos (1341-1376, 1379-1391)

86. John VI Kantakouzenos (1347-1354)

87. Matthew Kantakouzenos (1353-1357)

88. Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1376-1379)

89. Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425)

90. John VIII Palaiologos (1425-1448)

91. Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449-1453)

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