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  EMPRESS  IRENE BLINDED HER SON AND  RULED HERSELF CROWNING ON APRIL 19,797 Irene of Athens ( Greek :  Εἰρήνη ,  Eirénē ;  c.  752 – 9 August 803), surname Sarantapechaina ( Σαρανταπήχαινα ), was  Byzantine empress consort  to  Emperor Leo IV  from 775 to 780,  regent  during the childhood of their son  Constantine VI  from 780 until 790, co-ruler from 792 until 797, and finally  empress regnant  and sole ruler of the  Eastern Roman Empire  from 797 to 802. A member of the politically prominent Sarantapechos family, she was selected as Leo IV's bride for unknown reasons in 768. Even though her husband was an  iconoclast , she harbored  iconophile  sympathies. During her rule as regent, she called the  Second Council of Nicaea  in 787, which condemned iconoclasm as heretical and brought an end to the first iconoclast period (730–787). She was influential...

Irene Rich  Biography October 13, 1891 - April 22, 1988 Born October 13, 1891 in Buffalo, New York, USA Died April 22, 1988 in Hope Ranch, California, USA  (heart failure) Birth Name Irene Luther Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Bio (1) Born Irene Luther on October 13, 1891, silent-screen femme Irene Rich came from a once well-to-do family in Buffalo, New York. Her father had a reversal of fortune while she was quite young and the family subsequently had to move to California. Following her education, Irene pursued a career as a realtor. She had already married twice by the time she decided to become an actress and, by the "ripe old age" of 27, had begun working as a movie extra. Success came quickly for Irene and her first part of real substance was in The Girl in His House (1918). She continued on as a poised, resourceful co-star and became a particular favorite of Will Rogers, who used her in Water, Water, Everywhere (1920), The Strange Boarder ...