 michael&nbsp;vii doukas or dukas/ducas (greek: ÎÎ¹ÏÎ±Î®Î»&nbsp;ÎÎ ÎÎ¿ÏÎºÎ±Ï, mikhaÄl&nbsp;vii doukas), nicknamed parapinakÄs (Î Î±ÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Î½Î¬ÎºÎ·Ï), was byzantine emperor from 1071 to 1078. == life == michael&nbsp;vii was born  1050 in constantinople, the eldest son of constantine&nbsp;x doukas and eudokia makrembolitissa.canduci, pg. 273 he was associated with his father on the throne late in 1059, together with or shortly before his newly born brother konstantios doukas.dumbarton oaks, pg. 779 when constantine&nbsp;x died in 1067, michael&nbsp;vii was 17 years old and should have been able to rule by himself. he exhibited little interest in politics, however, and his mother eudokia and uncle john doukas governed the empire as effective regents.dumbarton oaks, pg. 780 on january 1, 1068, eudokia married the general romanos diogenes, who now became senior co-emperor alongside michael&nbsp;vii, konstantios, and another brother, andronikos.dumbarton oaks, pg. 785 when romanos&nbsp;iv was defeated and captured by alp arslan of the seljuk turks at the battle of manzikert in august 1071,norwich, pg. 353 michael&nbsp;vii remained in the background, while the initiative was taken by his uncle john doukas and his tutor michael psellos.norwich, pg. 355 they conspired to keep romanos from regaining power after his release from captivity, while michael felt no obligation to honor the agreement that romanos struck with the sultan.canduci, pg. 273 after the dispatch of eudokia to a monastery, michael&nbsp;vii was crowned again on october 24, 1071 as senior emperor. although still advised by michael psellos and john doukas, michael&nbsp;vii became increasingly reliant on his finance minister nikephoritzes.norwich, pg. 359 the emperor's chief interests, shaped by psellos, were in academic pursuits, and he allowed nikephoritzes to increase both taxation and luxury spending without properly financing the army. as an emperor he was incompetent, surrounded by sycophantic court officials, and blind to the empire collapsing around him.canduci, pg. 273 in dire straits, imperial officials r
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