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MICHAEL V

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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 359 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MICHAEL V . CALAPHATES, or " the caulker," See also:nephew and successor of the preceding, surnamed after, the See also:early occupation of his See also:father. He owed his See also:elevation (Dec. 1041) to his See also:uncle See also:John, whom along with Zoe he almost immediately banished; this led to a popular tumult in consequence of which he was dethroned after a brief reign of four months, and relegated to a monastery. His unpopularity seems largely due to his attempts at administrative reform, which were strongly resented by the dominant classes.

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