Bardas was the regent (856-866) of Byzantine Emperor Michael III. Bardas was the purported son of Marinos Mamikonian and the brother of Theodora, the wife of Byzantine Emperor Theophilus. Theodora and Theophilus were the parents of Michael III. With the death of Theophilus, young Michael ascended to the throne with the Regency of Empress Theodora and her two brothers, Bardas and Petronas the patrician. Michael III (842-867), the son of Theophilus (emperor), was only 3 years old, when his father… (More on Bardas)