Michael II "The Amorian 
Michael II "The was born about 0799 in Amorium, Phrygia. Michael II "The's father was UNKNOWN Leon. His paternal grandfather was UNKNOWN Georgios. He was an only child. Michael II "The is no longer alive.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> " Byzantine Emperor
MICHAEL II, called PSELLUS, "the stammerer," emperor 820-829, a native of Amorium in Phrygia, began life as a private soldier, but rose by his talents to the rank of a general. He had been sentenced to death in December 820 for a conspiracy against Leo the Armenian; his partisans, however, succeeded in assassinating Leo and called Michael to the throne. The principal features of his reign were a struggle against his brother general, Thomas (822-824); the conquest of Crete by the Saracens in 823; and the beginning of their attacks upon Sicily (827).
They had a son named Emperor Of Byzantium.
Family Notes
CHAN17 May 2004
Page last modified