Constantine VI
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Kardam of Bulgaria...of Bulgaria 777-after 796/before 803. The name of Kardam is first encountered in the Byzantine sources in 791, when Emperor Constantine VI embarked on an expedition against Bulgaria, in retaliation for Bulgarian incursions in the Struma... In this article: Constantine VI, Kardam of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Constantine V, Battle of Marcelae, Theophanes the Confessor, and Karnobat |
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Irene of Athens
This solidus struck under Irene reports the legend BASILISSH, Basilisse. On January 14 771, she gave birth to a son, the future Constantine VI. When Constantine V died in August 775, Leo was to succeed to the throne at the age of twenty-five...
In this article: Constantine V, Charlemagne, Irene of Athens, and Eastern Orthodox Church
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Maria of Amnia
...recorded bride-show. The bride-show had been ordered by Regent Empress Irene in search of a suitable bride for her son Constantine VI. Constantine was previously betrothed to Rotrude, daughter of Charlemagne and Hildegard , but Irene had...
In this article: Maria of Amnia, Euphrosyne, Theodote, Eastern Orthodox Church, Theodore the Studite, Staurakios, Charlemagne, and Theophanes the Confessor
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Theodore the Studite
...while Platon withdrew from the daily operation of the monastery and dedicated himself to silence. Also in 794, Emperor Constantine VI decided to separate from his first wife, Maria of Amnia, and to marry Maria's kubikularia...
In this article: Platon, Byzantine, Nikephoros I, and Theodore the Studite
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790s
...are beaten decisively by Charlemagne. In Byzantium , Irene is forced to lay down her role as guardian of her son, emperor Constantine VI. She still keeps acting as empress, and in 797 she has Constantine captured and deposed, and takes...
In this article: Charlemagne, Byzantium, Kyoto, Europe, and Japan
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Euphrosyne (9th century)
...of the Isaurian dynasty, and Maria of Amnia. Euphrosyne was one of two daughters born to Constantine VI and Maria of Amnia. In January, 795, Constantine divorced Maria. Maria, Euphrosyne and her sister Irene were sent to a convent in the...
In this article: Euphrosyne, Theophilos, Maria of Amnia, Theodora, Theophanes the Confessor, and Theodote
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Rotrude
...by Alcuin , who affectionately calls her Columba in his letters to her. When she was six, her father betrothed her to Constantine VI of Byzantium, whose mother Irene was ruling as regent. The Greeks called her Erythro, and sent a scholar...
In this article: Alcuin, Charlemagne, Byzantium, Gisela, and Gospel of John
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Leo IV the Khazar
...largely under the influence of his wife Irene , and when he died suddenly in 780 she was left as the guardian of his son and successor, Constantine VI. By his wife Irene , Leo IV had only one child: Constantine VI, who succeeded as emperor.
In this article: Leo IV the Khazar, Constantine V, Kardam of Bulgaria, and Tzitzak
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Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople
...administration and had attained the rank of senator, eventually becoming imperial secretary (asekretis) to the Emperor Constantine VI and his mother, the Empress Irene . Originally he embraced Iconoclasm, but later repented, resigned his...
In this article: Theodore the Studite, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Rome, Second Council of Nicaea, and Nikephoros I
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Constantine VI
Constantine VI (; 771-797) was Byzantine Emperor from 780 to 797. Constantine VI was the only child of Emperor Leo IV and Irene . Constantine was crowned co-emperor by his father in 776, and succeeded as sole emperor at the age of nine...
In this article: Maria of Amnia, Theodote, Second Council of Nicaea, Charlemagne, Kardam of Bulgaria, and Euphrosyne
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Theodote
...Theodote served as a Lady-in-waiting () of Irene . Irene was the widow of Leo IV the Khazar and mother of his heir Constantine VI. Irene had served as Regent from 780 to 790 and still held the title of Empress. Constantine was married to...
In this article: Theodote, Maria of Amnia, Saint Joseph, Theodore the Studite, and Platon
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Constantine VI (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ϛ΄, Kōnstantinos VI; 771–797) was Byzantine Emperor from 780 to 797.
Constantine VI was the only child of Emperor Leo IV and Irene. Constantine was crowned co-emperor by his father in 776, and succeeded as sole emperor at the age of nine under the regency of Irene in 780.
In 782 he was betrothed to Rotrude, a daughter of the Frankish King Charlemagne by his third wife Hildegard. Irene herself broke off the engagement in 788. In 787 Constantine had signed the decrees of the Second Council of Nicaea, but he appears to have had iconoclast sympathies. By then Constantine had turned 16-years-old, but his mother did not relinquish executive authority to him.
After a conspiracy against Irene was suppressed in the spring of 790 she attempted to get official recognition as empress. This backfired and with military support Constantine finally came to actual power in 790, after the Armenians in the army rebelled against Irene. Nevertheless, she was allowed to keep the title of Empress, which was confirmed in 792.
The weakness of Constantine caused dissatisfaction among his supporters. He showed unheroic behaviour after the defeats at the hands of Kardam of Bulgaria in 791 and 792. A movement developed in favor of his uncle, the Caesar Nikephoros. Constantine had his uncle's eyes put out and the tongues of his father's four other brothers cut off. His former Armenian supporters revolted after he had blinded their general Alexios Mosele. He crushed this revolt with extreme cruelty in 793.
- Birth Date:
- January 01, 0771
- Death Date:
- January 01, 0797
- Spouse:
- Mother:
- Irene
- Father:
- Leo IV
- Reign:
- 776 -797
- Title:
- Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
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