Stephen Lekapenos Monarch
Stephen Lekapenos or Lecapenus (Greek: Στέφανος Λακαπηνός; died 18 April 963) was the second son of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), and co-emperor from 924 to 945. Along with his younger brother Constantine he deposed Romanos I in December 944, only to be themselves overthrown and exiled by the legitimate emperor Constantine VII (r. 913–959) a few weeks later. Stephen lived out his life in exile on the island of Lesbos, where he died on Easter 963.
Personal facts
| Date of death | January 01, 0963 |
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| Parents | Romanos I Lekapenos |
| Title | Co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire |
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Monarch
| From | 0924 |
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| To | 0945 |