Nikephoros I, depicted in the 12th century Manasses Chronicle
wikipediaNikephoros I, or Nicephorus I (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I; born 750, died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska. Prior to his accession, he had served as genikos logothetēs, whence he is sometimes surnamed "the Logothete" (ὁ Λογοθέτης) and "Genikos" or "Genicus" (ὁ Γενικός).