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The Diogenes (Greek: Διoγένης, romanized: Diogenēs),^[a] was a Cappadocian Greek noble family of the Byzantine military aristocracy that provided several prominent generals and three emperors during the 10th and 11th century.^[2] Romanos IV Diogenes was, by marriage to Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Byzantine Emperor between 1068 and 1071. Romanos led the Byzantine army for the pivotal defeat at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.

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Adralestos Diogenes (fl. 971), protospatharios and strategos of Morava.^[3]
Constantine Diogenes (d. 1032), strategos and doux
Romanos IV Diogenes (c. 1030–1072), Byzantine emperor (r. 1068–1071), son of Constantine
Constantine Diogenes (d. 1073), son of Romanos IV
Nikephoros Diogenes (c. 1069–after 1094), son of Romanos IV
Leo Diogenes (c. 1069–1087), son of Romanos IV

↑ feminine form Diogenissa (Greek: Διογένισσα), plural Diogenai (Διογέναι)^[1]

↑ Cheynet 2003, p. 93.
↑ Norwich 1993, p. 344.
↑ Komatina, Predrag (2016). "Military, administrative and religious strongholds on the Danubian frontier". Byzantine Heritage and Serbian Art. I: 103–108 – via Academia.edu.

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