Original: Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born" (; September 2, 905 â "November 9, 959) was the fourth emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 913 to 959. He was the son of the emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife Zoe Karbonopsina, and the nephew of his predecessor, the emperor Alexander.
Simplified: Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born", (September 2, 905 â "November 9, 959) was the son of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife Zoe Karbonopsina.