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The eunuch John Orphanotrophos, brother of the Emperor Michael IV and uncle of the Emperor Michael V, governed the Empire for almost a decade (1034-1043), without ever receiving any important office. One of the most controversial characters of Byzantine history, he is portrayed in the sources as a capable administrator and a cunning politician, but at the same time as an exceedingly greedy and vain man. |
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