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− | His Imperial Majesty Emperor Constantine XVI was the only child of [[Constantine XIV Comnenus|Emperor Constantine XIV]]. He inherited his father's position as senior emperor as a baby barely over six months old. Although [[Irene II Palaeologus|Empress Irene]], his grandmother, was an Empress Augusta, rendering a regent redundant, the Empress effectively relinquished the reigns of power to her second son, the junior [[Demetrius VII Comnenus|Emperor Demetrius VII]], who was Constantine's regent in all but name. | + | His Imperial Majesty Emperor '''Constantine XVI''' was the only child of [[Constantine XIV Comnenus|Emperor Constantine XIV]]. He inherited his father's position as senior emperor as a baby barely over six months old. Although [[Irene II Palaeologus|Empress Irene]], his grandmother, was an Empress Augusta, rendering a regent redundant, the Empress effectively relinquished the reigns of power to her second son, the junior [[Demetrius VII Comnenus|Emperor Demetrius VII]], who was Constantine's regent in all but name. |
Constantine was a sickly child. At the age of nine he started to exhibit the same symptoms for which his father had been infamous. In addition to this mental illness, he exhibited a rare bleeding disorder apparently inherited through his mother's side of the family (although [[Constantine XIV Comnenus|his father]]'s death during a routine bleeding is somewhat suspicious and suggests that the trait so commonly attributed to the Drakos side of the family may in fact be the product of the Comnenus one), the description of which is consistent with haemophilia. He died in his sleep before his eleventh birthday; the death was popularly attributed to the excommunicated [[Demetrius VII Comnenus|Demetrius VII]] poisoning his young nephew, but it seems more likely he died of internal bleeding. | Constantine was a sickly child. At the age of nine he started to exhibit the same symptoms for which his father had been infamous. In addition to this mental illness, he exhibited a rare bleeding disorder apparently inherited through his mother's side of the family (although [[Constantine XIV Comnenus|his father]]'s death during a routine bleeding is somewhat suspicious and suggests that the trait so commonly attributed to the Drakos side of the family may in fact be the product of the Comnenus one), the description of which is consistent with haemophilia. He died in his sleep before his eleventh birthday; the death was popularly attributed to the excommunicated [[Demetrius VII Comnenus|Demetrius VII]] poisoning his young nephew, but it seems more likely he died of internal bleeding. |
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Emperor Constantine XVI
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Constantine XVI was the only child of Emperor Constantine XIV. He inherited his father's position as senior emperor as a baby barely over six months old. Although Empress Irene, his grandmother, was an Empress Augusta, rendering a regent redundant, the Empress effectively relinquished the reigns of power to her second son, the junior Emperor Demetrius VII, who was Constantine's regent in all but name.
Constantine was a sickly child. At the age of nine he started to exhibit the same symptoms for which his father had been infamous. In addition to this mental illness, he exhibited a rare bleeding disorder apparently inherited through his mother's side of the family (although his father's death during a routine bleeding is somewhat suspicious and suggests that the trait so commonly attributed to the Drakos side of the family may in fact be the product of the Comnenus one), the description of which is consistent with haemophilia. He died in his sleep before his eleventh birthday; the death was popularly attributed to the excommunicated Demetrius VII poisoning his young nephew, but it seems more likely he died of internal bleeding.
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