Michael 139 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Floruit | L VIII |
| Dates | 798 (taq) / 798 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 5045 |
| Locations | Francia |
| Titles | Patrikios (dignity); Governor, Phrygia (office) |
| Textual Sources | Annales Einhardenses, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895), pp. 3-115 (annals); Annales Regni Francorum, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895; repr. 1950) (annals) |
Known as Michael Ganglianos (Annales Einhardenses), Michael 139 was a patrikios and formerly governor of a province, probably Phrygia; in 798 he was sent with Theophilos 55 as envoy to Charlemagne (Karoulos 1) by the empress Eirene 1, after the overthrow of her son Constantine VI (Konstantinos 8), on a mission concerning peace; when Charlemagne (Karoulos 1) sent them back he allowed Sisinnios 86 to return with them: Annales Regni Francorum s.a. 798 (p. 104) ("
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