caption predecessor successor death_date title article_title name reign
seal domestic of the scholae . of philaretos brachamios , '' protokouropalates '' and romanos iv michael vii c. 1087 usurper of the byzantine empire philaretos brachamios
 philaretos brachamios 1071-1078
philaretos brachamios

philaretos brachamios -lrb- ; armenian : Փիլարտոս Վարաժնունի , pilartos varajnuni ; -rrb- was a distinguished byzantine general and warlord of armenian heritage , and for a time was a usurper against emperor michael vii .
philaretos is testified on seals as `` taxiarches '' -lrb- commander of an infantry regiment -rrb- , as well as `` protospatharios '' and `` topoteretes '' -lrb- deputy commander -rrb- of the tagmata of cappadocia , then as `` magistros '' and `` doux '' -lrb- duke -rrb- , and finally as `` kouropalates '' and `` doux '' .
