Q:Facts: - years active: 781 -- 800 - known for: court for irene of athens eunuch ; '' de facto '' prime minister - death date: 800 6 3 - name: - nationality: byzantine empire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of staurakios -lrb- eunuch -rrb- .
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staurakios -lrb- or stauracius -rrb- -lrb- ; died on 3 june 800 -rrb- was a byzantine eunuch official , who rose to be one of the most important and influential associates of byzantine empress irene of athens -lrb- r. 797 -- 802 -rrb- .he effectively acted as chief minister during her regency for her young son , emperor constantine vi -lrb- r. 780 -- 797 -rrb- in 780 -- 790 , until overthrown and exiled by a military revolt in favour of the young emperor in 790 .restored to power by constantine along with irene in 792 , staurakios aided her in the eventual removal , blinding , and possible murder of her son in 797 .his own position thereafter was threatened by the rise of another powerful eunuch , aetios .their increasing rivalry , and staurakios 's own imperial ambitions , were only resolved by staurakios 's death .