Leo VI

:This article is about the Byzantine Emperor. There is also an article on Pope Leo VI

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Leo VI the Wise (September 19, 866 – May 11, 912) was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912 during one of the most brilliant periods of the state's history.

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He inherited from his father Basil I an empire that was stronger than it ever had been since the height of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. However, he and his father hated each other; it is possible that Leo was not Basil's son at all, but the son of his predecessor, Michael III. Basil had almost had Leo blinded as a teenager. In 886, Basil died in a hunting accident, though he claimed on his deathbed that there was an assassination attempt in which Leo was possibly involved.

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