Zoë Porphyrogenita Empress and Autocrat of the Romans Mosaic of Zoë at the Hagia Sophia Empress of the Byzantine Empire Reign 10 April 1042 – June 1050 Predecessor Michael V Kalaphates Successor Constantine IX and Theodora Born c. 978 Constantinople Died June 1050 (aged 72) Constantinople Burial Constantinople[1] Spouse Romanos III (1028–1034) Michael IV (1034–1041) Constantine IX (1042–1050) Dynasty Macedonian Father Constantine VIII Mother Helena