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Constantine Lekapenos or Lecapenus (Ancient Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Λακαπηνός or Λεκαπηνός, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Lakapēnos or Lekapēnos) was the third son of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), and co-emperor from 924 to 945. With his elder brother Stephen, he deposed Romanos I in December 944, but was overthrown and exiled by the co-emperor Constantine VII (r. 913–959) a few weeks later. Constantine Lekapenos was exiled to the island of Samothrace, where he was killed while attempting to escape sometime between 946 and 948.
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- Full name: Konstantinos Lekapenos
- Nationality: Byzantine Empire
- Known as: Royal
- Wikidata ID: Q1281912
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Constantine Lekapenos or Lecapenus (Ancient Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Λακαπηνός or Λεκαπηνός, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Lakapēnos or Lekapēnos) was the third son of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), and co-emperor from 924 to 945.
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