User:Iazyges/Michael V Kalaphates
| Michael V Kalaphates | |
|---|---|
| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
 Histamenon that may have been issued during the reign of Michael V: obverse (left) Christ Pantokrator; reverse (right) the Emperor (crowned by the hand of God) and the Archangel Michael holding a labarum. | |
| Emperor of the Byzantine Empire | |
| Reign | 10 December 1041 – 20 April 1042 |
| Coronation | 1041 |
| Predecessor | Michael IV |
| Successor | Zoe |
| Born | c. 1015 Paphlagonia |
| Died | 24 August 1042 (aged 26–27) Monastery of Stoudios, Constantinople |
| Dynasty | Macedonian (by adoption) |
| Father | Stephen, a caulker |
| Mother | Maria, a Paphlagonian |
Michael V (Greek: Μιχαήλ Ε΄, Mikhaēl V; 1015 – 24 August 1042) was Byzantine emperor for four months in 1041–1042, the nephew and successor of Michael IV and the adoptive son of his wife, the Empress Zoe. He was popularly called "the Caulker" (Καλαφάτης, Kalaphates) in accordance with his father's original occupation.