History
Constantine X Doukas was Byzantine emperor from 1059 until his death on 23 May 1067. He founded the Doukas line on the throne. During his reign the Normans took most of what Byzantium still held in Italy, and Hungary took Belgrade. A medieval enamel on the reliquary of St Demetrios shows him with Empress Eudokia.
The 1066 map seats him over about 133 counties. Manzikert, in 1071, belongs to his successor Romanos IV, not to this reign. The Seljuk threat is real. The defeat at Manzikert has not happened.
In the game
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1066 |
| Title | Byzantine Empire |
| Realm size | 133 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Culture | Greek |
| Faith | Orthodoxy |
| Dynasty | Doukas |
How to play
Goal. Hold Anatolia against the Seljuks and limit what else falls away in Italy.
He is the map ruler on 15 September 1066. The empire is large and the emperor is near the end of his life.
Where this run fails. A Seljuk breakthrough, the Norman conquest of the Italian remnants, or a succession in 1067.