See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

MICHAEL IV  . (d . 1041), " the Paphlagonian," owed his See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation to Zoe, daughter of See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine VIII., who was the wife of See also:

• ROMANUS

Romanus III., but becoming enamoured of See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael, her See also:

• CHAMBERLAIN (0. Fr. chamberlain, chamberlenc, Mod. Fr. chambellan, from O. H. Ger. Chamarling, Chamarlinc, whence also the Med. Lat. cambellanus, camerlingus, camerlengus; Ital. camerlingo; Span. camerlengo, compounded of 0. H. Ger. Chamara, Kamara [Lat.
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH (1836— )
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828– )
• CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820-1902)

chamberlain, poisoned her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband and married her attendant (1034) . Michael, however, being of a weak See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character and subject to epileptic fits, See also:

• LEFT

left the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government in the hands of his See also:

• BROTHER

brother, See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John the See also:

• EUNUCH (Gr. Evvoi3Xos)

Eunuch, who had been first See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of Constantine and Romanus . John's reforms of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army and See also:

• FINANCIAL

financial See also:

• SYSTEM

system revived for a while the strength of the See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire, which held its own successfully against its See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign enemies . On the eastern frontier the important See also:

• POST

post of See also:

• EDESSA
• EDESSA (mod. , Vodena)

Edessa was relieved after a prolonged See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege . The western See also:

• SARACENS

Saracens were almost driven out of See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily by See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George Maniakes (1038—40); but an expedition against the See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• NORMANS

Normans suffered several defeats, and after the recall of Maniakes most of the Sicilian conquests were lost (1041) . In the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north the Serbs achieved a successful revolt (1040), but a dangerous rising by the Bulgarians and Slays which threatened the cities of See also:

• THRACE

Thrace and See also:

• MACEDONIA

Macedonia was repressed by a triumphant See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign which the decrepit See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor undertook in See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person shortly before his See also:

• DEATH

death (1041) .