Nicholas Mysticus
Nicholas Mysticus (d. May
925) was the
Patriarch of Constantinople from
893 to
906 and from
912 to
925. He denied a fourth marriage to emperor
Leo VI, and unsuccessfully plotted against Leo to place Andronicus Ducas on the throne. Nicholas was forced to
baptize Leo's illegitimate son, and was then deposed in
906. He was restored to power when Leo's brother
Alexander III became emperor, and became regent for
Constantine VII when Alexander quickly died. As regent he had his co-regent Constantine Ducas executed, and made an unpopular peace with the
Bulgars. He was replaced as regent by
Romanus I, but was allowed to remain patriarch until his death in 925.
See also:
Eastern Orthodoxy