Manuel VIII of Diadochia

Manuel VIII of Diadochia (20 December 1705 – 25 February 1743) was the Diadochian Emperor from 1726 until his death.

Culture

Manuel VIII is regarded as one of the leading patrons of the arts in the eighteenth century in Diadochia. In 1727 he founded the Imperial Diadochian Ballet at the Magdaléna Theatre. Manuel VIII named the Magdaléna Theatre after his wife Empress Maria Magdaléna.

Full title

His title after accession to the imperial throne:

John, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Diadochias, King of the Greeks, King of Magaria, of Moesia, of Dalmatia, of Illyría, of Sarmatia, of Dacia, of Iberia, of Aquitania, etc.; Archduchess of Atlantida; Duchess of Pannonia, of Raetia, of Cyrenaica and of Petras; Grand Prince of Vlachiá; Marquess of Ravenna; Duke of Saxonía, of Florentia, of Sikeliás, of Valentia, of Baetica, of Chersonesos, of Syracuse, of Kapoua, of Sárdeis, of Paphos, of Caesarea and of Pantikápaion; Princely Count of Komne, of Cartagena, of Malágina, of Agrippina, of Noricum, and of Gorgóna.