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In OTL Emperor Basil II lead an austere unmarried life (though he is reported to have mistresses...) and after his death in 1025 the throne passed to his brother Constantine VIII who was a total incompetent (and his daughters disastrous marriages almost ruined the Empire...)
WI Basil II had a son? Maybe a bastard from one of his mistresses... He could proclaimed him co-Emperor and succeed him in 1025... His brother wouldnt be much bothered anyway... He was pretty much uninterested in administration and the military (more like a drunkard...)
How is a potential son of Basil II alters Byzantine History?
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