Back Leo VI van Bisantium Afrikaans León VI o Sabio AN ليو السادس الحكيم Arabic ليو السادس الحكيم ARZ VI Leo (imperator) Azerbaijani سککیزینجی لئوی AZB Леў VI Мудры Byelorussian Лъв VI Философ Bulgarian Leon VI ar Fur Breton Leon VI Mudri BS
| Leo VI | |||||
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| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |||||
 A mosaic in Hagia Sophia showing Leo VI paying homage to Christ | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | 29 August 886 – 11 May 912 | ||||
| Coronation | 6 January 870[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Basil I | ||||
| Successor | Alexander | ||||
| Co-emperors | Basil I (870–886) Constantine (870–879) Alexander (879–912) Constantine VII (908–912) | ||||
| Born | 19 September 866 Constantinople | ||||
| Died | 11 May 912 (aged 45) Constantinople | ||||
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| Wives | |||||
| Issue | by Theophano Eudokia by Zoe Zaoutzaina Anna by Eudokia Basil by Zoe Karbonopsina Anna Constantine VII | ||||
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| Dynasty | Macedonian | ||||
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| Mother | Eudokia Ingerina | ||||
| Religion | Greek Orthodox | ||||
Leo VI, also known as Leo the Wise (Greek: Λέων ὁ Σοφός, romanized: Léōn ho Sophós, 19 September 866 – 11 May 912), was Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (although his parentage is unclear), he was very well read, leading to his epithet. During his reign, the renaissance of letters, begun by his predecessor Basil I, continued; but the empire also saw several military defeats in the Balkans against Bulgaria and against the Arabs in Sicily and the Aegean. His reign also witnessed the formal discontinuation of several ancient Roman institutions, such as the separate office of Roman consul.
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