Zoe Karbonopsina (900–1000)

Born 900 CE, died 1000 CE.

Zoe Karbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, lit. 'with the Coal-Black Eyes' (Greek: Ζωὴ Καρβωνοψίνα, romanized: Zōē Karbōnopsina), was an empress and regent of the Byzantine Empire. She was the fourth spouse of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise and the mother of Constantine VII, serving as his regent from 913 until 919.

Text from the Wikipedia article Zoe_Karbonopsina, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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