What is Romanus IV?
'''Romanos&nbsp;IV Diogenes''' also known as '''Romanus IV''', was the [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Byzantine emperor]] from 1068 to 1071. He was a member of the Byzantine military [[aristocracy]] and became Emperor when he married the widowed empress [[Eudokia Makrembolitissa]]. He tried to stop the decline of his armies and to stop Turkish army from attacking the [[Byzantine Empire]]. In 1071 he was captured and his army defeated at the [[Battle of Manzikert]]. While he was still a prisoner, he was replaced as emperor. After his release he was quickly defeated and detained by members of the [[Doukas]] family. In 1072, he was blinded and sent to a monastery, where he died of his wounds. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Byzantine emperors]] [[Category:1070s deaths]] [[Category:11th-century births]]