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| Stephen Lekapenos | |
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| Emperor of the Romans | |
.png) 15th-century portrait of Stephen, from the Mutinensis gr. 122 manuscript | |
| Byzantine emperor | |
| Reign | 25 December 924 – 27 January 945 |
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| Died | 18 April 963 Methymna, Byzantine Empire |
| Spouse | Anna Gabala |
| Issue | Romanos |
| Dynasty | Lekapenos |
| Father | Romanos Lekapenos |
| Mother | Theodora |
Stephen Lekapenos or Lecapenus (Ancient Greek: Στέφανος Λεκαπηνός, romanized: Stéphanos Lekapenós; died 18 April 963) was the second son of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), and co-emperor from 924 to 945. With his younger brother Constantine, he deposed Romanos I in December 944, but they were overthrown and exiled a few weeks later by their brother in law, the legitimate emperor Constantine VII (r. 913–959). Stephen lived out his life in exile on the island of Lesbos, where he died on Easter 963.