MICHAEL V  . CALAPHATES, or " the caulker," nephew and successor of the preceding, surnamed after, the early occupation of his father . He owed his elevation (Dec . 1041) to his uncle John, whom along with Zoe he almost immediately banished; this led to a popular tumult in consequence of which he was dethroned after a brief reign of four months, and relegated to a monastery . His unpopularity seems largely due to his attempts at administrative reform, which were strongly resented by the dominant classes .