MICHAEL VI., Stratioticus, Emperor of Constantinople, succeeded the Empress Theodora in 1056, being, as his surname indicates, of the military profession. His government was feeble in the extreme; and he was at last compelled to abdicate by Isaac Comnenus, who had defeated his army in Phrygia. Thus, after an inglorious reign of one year, Michael retired to a convent where he spent the rest of his life.