Zoe Porphyrogenita
Member of the Macedonian dynasty
Zoe Porphyrogenita was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora. Before that she was enthroned as empress consort or empress mother to a series of co-rulers, two of whom... Wikipedia
Born: 978 AD, Constantinople
Died: June 1050 (age 72 years), Constantinople
Spouse: Constantine IX Monomachos (m. 1042–1050), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (m. 1034–1041), and Romanos III Argyros (m. 1028–1034)
Full name: Zoë Porphyrogenita
Siblings: Theodora Porphyrogenita
Grandparents: Romanos II and Theophano
Great-grandparents: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Emperor of the East, Helena Lekapene, Crátero, and more