See also:

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

MICHAEL VII  . See also:

• DUCAS
• DUCAS (15th cent.)

DUCAS, Or PARAPINACES, was the eldest son of See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine X . Ducas . After a See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint reign with his See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

brothers, Andronicus I. and Constantine XI . (1067—1071), he was made See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

sole See also:

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

emperor through his See also:

• UNCLE

uncle 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 Ducas . The feebleness of See also:

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

Michael, whose See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• INTEREST

interest See also:

• LAY

lay in trifling See also:

• ACADEMIC

academic pursuits, and the avarice of his ministers, was disastrous to the See also:

• EMPIRE

empire . As the result of anarchy in the See also:

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

army, the Byzantines lost their last possessions in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy (1071), and were forced to cede a large See also:

• STRIP

strip of See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor which they were unable to defend against the Seljuk See also:

• TURKS

Turks (1074) . These misfortunes, which were but partially retrieved by the suppression of a Bulgarian revolt (1073), caused widespread dissatisfaction . In 1078 two generals, Nicephorus See also:

• BRYENNIUS, NICEPHORUS (1062-1137)

Bryennius and Nicephorus Botaniates, simultaneously revolted . Michael resigned the See also:

• THRONE

throne with hardly a struggle and retired into a monastery . His See also:

• NICKNAME

nickname Parapinaces (" starver ") was due to his causing the See also:

• PRICE
• PRICE, BARTHOLOMEW (1818–1898)
• PRICE, BONAMY (1807-1888)
• PRICE, RICHARD (1723-1791)

price of See also:

• WHEAT
• WHEAT (Triticum)

wheat to rise .