Stauracius: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Stauracius was a Byzantine emperor and son of Nicephorus I. He was paralyzed by a sword wound to his neck while fighting against the Bulgars at the Battle of Pliska, in which his father was killed. He reigned for one month in 811 before being deposed by Michael I, retiring to a monastery and dying five months later.

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