Staurakios or Stauracius (Greek: Σταυράκιος; died January 11 812) was Byzantine Emperor from July 26 to October 2 811 in succession to his father Nikephoros I who had fallen at the Battle of Pliska. His rule was cut short by a severe wound suffered in the same battle and he was forced into retirement in a monastery by his brother-in-law Michael I Rangabe where he died soon after.
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