Leo Phokas the Younger

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Phokas_the_Younger

Leo Phokas or Phocas (Greek: Λέων Φωκᾶς, ca. 915-920 – after 971) was a prominent Byzantine general who scored a number of successes in the eastern frontier in the mid-10th century alongside his older brother, the Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas. He served as chief minister during his brother's reign, but was dismissed and imprisoned by his successor, John Tzimiskes.

Leo was the younger son of Bardas Phokas the Elder, a noted general and longtime commander of the eastern armies under Constantine VII, and of an unnamed lady from the Maleinos clan. Leo was first appointed as strategos of the thema of Cappadocia in 945, and about ten years later, he was promoted to the post of strategos of the prestigious Anatolic Theme. Under Romanos II, he was named Domestic of the Schools of the West, i.e. commander of the western armies in the Balkans, and raised to the rank of magistros. When his older brother Nikephoros was detailed to assault the Emirate of Crete in 960, Leo replaced him as domestikos of the West, a new institution. From this position, he scored a notable victory against the Empire's old adversary, the emir of Aleppo Sayf al-Daula, whose army had invaded Byzantine Asia Minor, made good progress, and was retiring laden with booty and prisoners. Leo waylaid him in a rocky defile, and destroyed most of the Arab army, while Sayf al-Daula barely managed to flee. Due to his record of successful service in the Byzantine-Arab frontier, he has been suggested as the possible author of the treatise De velitatione bellica ("On skirmishing warfare").

When Nikephoros ascended the throne in 963, Leo was named kouropalates and assumed the post of logothetes tou dromou, remaining his brother's chief minister until the overthrow and murder of Nikephoros by Tzimiskes in 969. In 970, Leo unsuccessfully tried to rebel against Tzimiskes, and was exiled to Lesbos. After another failed attempt at rebellion in 971 however, he was banished to the island of Prote and blinded. The date of his death is unknown.

Leo was the father of Bardas Phokas the Younger and Sophia Phokaina, wife of Constantine Skleros and mother of Otto II's wife Theophanu

-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BYZANTIUM.htm#LeonPhokasB

LEON Fokas, son of BARDAS Fokas & his wife --- (-[969/70]). Theophanes Continuatus names "Leonem patricium Bardæ Phocæ filium magistrum", recording that he was the deputy of "fratris sui Nicephori" in the army[1366]. Leo Diaconus names "Leonem Phocam Nicephori fratrem" when recording that Emperor Romanos I sent him to "Chambdanum"[1367]. Zonaras records that "alter filius Leo" joined his brother when "Nicephori pater Phocas Bardas" sought refuge "in Magnam Dei ecclesie", during the build-up to his son’s taking over as emperor from the context[1368]. He was appointed curopalates, domestikos of the west, by his brother. Zonaras records that Emperor Ioannes Tzimiskes exiled "Leone curopalate et filio eius Nicephoro" to Lesbos and "alteri eius filio Bardæ" to "Amasia"[1369]. Cedrenus records that Emperor Ioannes exiled "Leonem curopalatam" to "Lesbum"[1370]. Zonaras records that "Leo cum altero filio Nicephoro" left Lesbos for Thrace but were captured and blinded on the orders of Emperor Ioannes[1371].

m ---. The name of the wife of Leon Fokas is not known. Leon Fokas & his wife had three children:

Bron 1 : http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BYZANTIUM.htm#KonstantinosSklerosMS...

Bron 2: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherios_Skleros

Bron 3: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skleros_(Adelsgeschlecht)

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            Christian Settipani[13] hat die Stammtafel der Skleroi anhand eingehender Untersuchungen wie folgt 

             rekonstruiert:

           Konstantinos Skleros (* 935, † 11. März 991) 970 Patrikios, ⚭ Sophia Phokaina (* um 945), eine Tochter des 

            Leo Phokas des Jüngeren (* um 915, † nach 970), 960 Domestikos ton scholon, 963 Kuropalates.

Bertrade of Byzantium is NOT a his known daugther
(& she is NOT a known wife of Dado d'Ivrea, count of Pombia)