Romanos II

Romanos II
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Idealized portrait of a young Romanos II (aged 7–11), from the Romanos Ivory, AD 945–949
Byzantine emperor
Reign	9 November 959 – 15 March 963
Coronation	6 April 945 as co-emperor
Predecessor	Constantine VII
Successor	Nikephoros II
Co-emperors	Constantine VII (945–959) Basil II (960–963) Constantine VIII (962–963)
Born	938
Died	15 March 963 (aged 24–25)
Spouse	Bertha-Eudokia of Arles Theophano
Issue	Helena Basil II Constantine VIII Anna Porphyrogenita
Dynasty	Macedonian
Father	Constantine VII
Mother	Helena Lekapene

Romanos II (Greek: Ῥωμανός, romanized: Rōmanos; 938 – 15 March 963) was Byzantine Emperor from 959 to 963. He succeeded his father Constantine VII at the age of twenty-one and died suddenly and mysteriously four years later. His wife Theophano helped their sons Basil II and Constantine VIII to ultimately succeed him in 976.