Family:
Marriage:
Marriage:
Children:
- Constantine Associate Eastern Emperor Birth: 1
Death: 879
Marriage:
Children:
- Alexander Eastern Emperor Death: 913
- Anastasia Birth: Before 856
- Anna Birth: After 867
- Maria Birth: After 867
- Helena Birth: After 867
Bibliography
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Previte-Orton, C. W., The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, Cambridge: University Press, 1952. Reprinted with corrections 1960. Available at (part 1) http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.149173 and (part 2) http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.149602. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CMH p[0-9]*].
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Bennett, Chris, The Relationship of Basil I to Leo V. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 12/18/1995. Subject: The Relationship of Basil I to Leo V. Apparently not archived by Google Groups. Author address: cbennett at TIERNAN dot COM. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Chris Bennett SGM 12/18/1995].
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Mango, Cyrus, Byzantium and its Image. London: Variorum Reprints, 1984. Alex DF521.M35 1984. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mango Byzantium [IXV]*-[0-9]*].
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Mommaerts, T Stanford, Ancient Genealogy chart - Anastasii. Available at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ancient_genealogy/files/anastasii.jpg, version of 4/11/2005. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mommaerts chart-Anastasii].
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Settipani, Christian, Nos Ancetres de L'Antiquite, Etudes des possibilites de liens genealogiques entre les familles de l'Antiquite. Paris: Editions Christian, 1991. NYPL #ARB-93-7430. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Settipani LGA p[0-9]*].
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Wagner, Anthony, Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #[0-9]*].
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Watney, Vernon James, The Wallop Family and their Ancestry, Oxford:John Johnson, 1928. LDS Film#1696491 items 6-9. NYPL ARZ+ (Wallop) (Watney, V. J. Wallop family). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/213421. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Watney WALLOP #[0-9]*].
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Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis AR7 #[0-9][0-9]*[A-Z]*].
- date:
- 813 [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #43]
- abt 831/2 [Ref: Settipani LGA p187]
- abt 836 [Ref: Settipani LGA p184],
- parents:
- [Ref: Settipani LGA p187]
- dotted line to (Constantine) & Pancalo [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress
#43]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: Settipani LGA p187]
- 886 [Ref: CMH p256, Settipani LGA p17, Watney WALLOP #355]
Sources with Information about marriage to Thecla
- date:
- concubine [Ref: Mango Byzantium XV-22],
- names:
- [Ref: CMH p249]
- Basil I & Thecla, mistress [Ref: Settipani LGA p17, Settipani LGA p35]
Sources with Information about marriage to Maria
- date:
- before 856 [Ref: Mango Byzantium XV-22]
- first marriage of Basil [Ref: Settipani LGA p17]
- first marriage of Basil, div 865 [Ref: CMH p256],
- child:
- [Ref: CMH p256, Mango Byzantium XV-24, Settipani LGA p17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Eudocia Ingerina
- date:
- [Ref: Mango Byzantium XV-22]
- second marriage of Basil [Ref: CMH p256],
- names:
- [Ref: Mommaerts chart-Anastasii, Weis AR7 #141A],
- child:
- [Ref: CMH p256, Mango Byzantium XV-22(35), Settipani LGA p17]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
- child:
- Leo VI The Philosopher (#14375) [Ref: CMH p256, Wagner PedigreeProgress
#43, Watney WALLOP #355]
Research Notes:
867-886: Emperor of Byzantium [Ref: Mommaerts chart-Anastasii, Settipani LGA
p17, Weis AR7 #141A]
866-867: Co-emperor [Ref: Settipani LGA p17]
867-886: Eastern Emperor [Ref: Watney WALLOP #355]
867: Emperor [Ref: Settipani LGA p187]
various sources give differing accounts of ethnic and social origin.
Fabricated genealogy in imperial library by Niketas David, 880/6 [Ref:
Settipani LGA p177]
Leon VI in funeral speech, 888: The birth here low corruptible the fact to
ascent by his ancestgry to Arascides, being of royal roots for they pull the
source of their blood of Artaxerxes [Ref: Settipani LGA p178]
The patriarch Photius prepared a genealogy, now lost, allegedly demonstrating
that Basil was descended from the Arsacid Armenian king Tiridates, the first
Christian ruler of Armenia. A summary account of Basil's distant origins,
which does not mention Photius' work, is given by the emperor Constantine VII,
son of Leo VI, who makes Basil a scion of the Arsacid line, but this account
does not seem very consistent with known history. [Ref: Chris Bennett SGM
12/18/1995]
Iosepos Genesios, c945/59: Basil belonged tothe race of former Asrakes the
Persian, that conquered the empire of Syria [Ref: Settipani LGA p178]
Konstantinos VII wrote in 956/9: Vita Basilii, Emperor Basileios came from
Macedonia, but origin was Armenien, race of Arsacides. [Ref: Settipani LGA
p178]
Symeon Logothetos, 963/9: Basil was of origin Macedonian, his fatherland being
Andrinople [Ref: Settipani LGA p180]
Georgios Kedrenos, XI/XII century: Basil originally was of Macedoine, of
armenien race, issue of the lineage of the Arsacides [Ref: Settipani LGA p180]
Iohannes Zonaras, XII century: Basil was of Macedoine, issue of poor and
obscure relatives, opposite to what is claimed by the author of his life [Ref:
Settipani LGA p180]
Vardan Arewelc'i, 1271: he was an Arsacide, his mother an armeniene [Ref:
Settipani LGA p181]
Tabari, 838-923: Basil known as Slav, although he belongs to the family of the
imperial house, becuase his mother was a Slav [Ref: Settipani LGA p181]
Liutprand of Cremone, c.960: Basil was a Macedonien of humble origin [Ref:
Settipani LGA p182]
One sees how much the former being divided on the origins of Basil I. Of
royal race for some, most humble roots for others, for some certain Slav,
others armenien. [Ref: Settipani LGA p182]
From Vita Basilii, Konstantinos VII, 956/9, There was then in Andrinople a
noble and beautiful woman, that lived since the death of her husband in an
irreprochable widowhood. One related, not without reasons, that she belonged
to the race of Constantin the Great. She quickly appreciated for his
commanding appearance the father of Basil and gave him her daughter. Of this
union born Basil that descended thus by his father from Arsakes and by his
mother from Constantin the Great [Ref: Settipani LGA p179]
From Vita Basilii, Konstantinos VII, 956/9, Kroumos, King of Bulgaria,
attacked Andrinople and there took many prisoners, of which the relatives of
Basil and the Bishop Manouel. This one was mistreated by Montragon, successor
of Kroumos with several of his co-religionaires, of which various relatives of
Basileios. Later the King of Bulgaria consented to release the prisoners,
among them the young Basileios. Basileios, the only support for his family,
being the eldest and his father being dead 8 to 10 years before the return
from exile, decided to embark to Constantinople to win there means to live.
He entered the service of Theophilitzes, cousin of the empress, and was
noticed by Michael and taken in as favorite one. Resolved next to be
co-emperor, and took his place on the throne [Ref: Settipani LGA p179]
870-1: this year Basil, known under the name of "Slav" kills Michel, son of
Theophile, king of Rums and the Tua. Tabari (838-923) annals for year 257
(29.XI.870-17.XI.871) [Ref: Settipani LGA p181]
Basileios was armenien. After much discussion, there is consensus on this
point. Name of his paternal grandfather, Hmayeak, and two brothers, Smbat and
Vard, are armenien. Nickname "Slav" does not have ethnic meaning, rather
geographic - his family originated in the town of Til in Taron, in the heart
of the ancient properties of the Mamikonians [Ref: Settipani LGA p182]
Basileios was born of relative unknown condition, but non-royal, living in
ordinary ways near Andrinople. The victory of the Bulgarians in 813 was
followed by deportation of a large number of inhabitants of these regions. At
the time of their return, several years later, the family was weakened by the
death of the father of Basileios, and were found in destitution. Basil was
therefore constrained, leaving his brothers and mother for Constantinople to
look for a means of improvement. [Ref: Settipani LGA p183]
865: made patrician and parakoimomenos, and a curious matrimonial arrangement
was forced on him. He has already been married to Maria and had probably two
children. Basil was forced to divorce his wofe, who was packed off to
Macedonia with a large sum of money, and to marry Eudocia on condition that he
treated her as his "lady". As a consolation prize, he was given Michael's
sister Thekla as a mistress [Ref: Mango Byzantium XV-22]
26 May 865: crowned co-emperor [Ref: Mango Byzantium XV-23]
Pedigree of Basil I The Macedonian Emperor Of Byzantium
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Maiactes/Hmayeak Mamikonid Prince
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Konstantinos
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Bardas
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Leon V The Armenian Emperor
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(Unk Dau)
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Nerseh KAMSARAKAN, Prince Of Shirak
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Hrahar KAMSARAKAN, Prince Of Shirak
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Artavazd KAMSARAKAN
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Arsharounik
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Nerseh Prince Of Kamsarakan
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Moushegh III Mamikonian, Sparapet
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Hrahat Mamikonian, Count
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Shoushan Mamikonian
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Arschavir Prince Of Kamsarakan
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Theodosia
Basil I The Macedonian Emperor Of Byzantium
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Pankalo
Descendants of Basil I The Macedonian Emperor Of Byzantium
