Theophilos | |
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Emperor of the Romans | |
![]() Theophilus, in the Chronicle of John Skylitzes | |
Byzantine emperor | |
Reign | 2 October 829 – 20 January 842 |
Coronation | 12 May 821 |
Predecessor | Michael II |
Successor | Michael III and Theodora |
Co-emperor | Constantine (830s) |
Born | 812 |
Died | 20 January 842 |
Consort | Theodora |
Issue | Constantine Thekla Anna Anastasia Pulcheria Maria Michael III |
Dynasty | Amorian dynasty |
Father | Michael II |
Mother | Thekla |
Amorian dynasty | ||
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Theophilos (Greek: Θεόφιλος, romanized: Theóphilos; Latin: Theophilus, c. 812 – 20 January 842) was the Byzantine Emperor from 829 until his death in 842.[1] He was the second emperor of the Amorian dynasty and the last emperor to support iconoclasm.[2] Theophilos personally led the armies in his long war against the Arabs, beginning in 831.