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Byzantine emperor Romanus II dies on 15 March, leaving Joseph Bringas in charge of the affairs of state and naming his twenty-year-old empress, Theophano, regent for his two sons, Basil (age six) and Constantine (age three). After the people of Constantinople revolt against Bringas, the imperial army places Nicephorus Phocas on the throne (16 August) as Nicephorus II, and he marries Theophano (20 September).
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