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Konstantinos VI

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Konstantinos VI

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Also known as Constantinus, Constantine VI

Byzantine Emperor (771-802)

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Konstantinos VI was a male politician and Byzantine emperor belonging to the Isaurian dynasty. Born on 14 January 0771 in Constantinople, he was the son of Leo IV the Khazar and Irene of Athens. He held citizenship in the Byzantine Empire and spoke Ancient Greek. His reign was marked by a significant event involving his blinding, which resulted in a medical condition of blindness.

He was married to Maria of Amnia and Theodote, and had a child named Euphrosyne. Konstantinos VI died in Constantinople in 798. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Key facts

Reign
8 September 780 –, 19 August 797
Coronation
14 April 776 (as co-emperor)
Predecessor
Leo IV
Successor
Irene
Co ruler
Irene (780–90, regent; 792–97, co-empress)
Born
14 January 771
Died
c. 797, possibly before 805
Spouse
Maria of Amnia , Theodote
Issue detail
Euphrosyne
Dynasty
Isaurian
Father
Leo IV
Mother
Irene of Athens

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Byzantine Empire
Place of birth
Constantinople
Place of death
Constantinople
Spouse
Theodote
Occupation
politician
Position held
Byzantine emperor
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Image
Leo iv constantine vi coin.jpg
Significant event
blinding
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Commons category
Konstantinos VI
date of birth
0771-01-14
date of death
0798-00-00
medical condition
blindness
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Encyclopedic overview

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Constantine VI (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos, 14 January 771 – before 805), sometimes called the Blind, was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. The only child of Emperor Leo IV, Constantine was named co-emperor with him at the age of five in 776 and succeeded him as sole Emperor in 780, aged nine. His mother Irene exercised control over him as regent until 790, assisted by her chief minister Staurakios. The regency ended when Constantine reached maturity, but Irene sought to remain an active participant in the government. After a brief interval of sole rule Constantine named his mother empress in 792, making her his official colleague.

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