Key facts
- Regency
- 20 January 842 – 15 March 856
- Monarch
- Michael III
- Tenure
- 5 June 830 – 20 January 842
- Coronation
- 5 June 830
- Born
- c. 815, Ebissa , Paphlagonia
- Died
- c. 867 (aged c. 52)
- Burial
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Panagia Spilaiotissa (since 1480)
- Spouse
- Theophilos
- Issue
- Constantine , Thekla , Anna, Anastasia, Pulcheria, Maria, Michael III
- Dynasty
- Amorian dynasty , (through marriage)
- Father
- Marinos
- Mother
- Theoktiste Phlorina
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Paphlagonia
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Theophilos
- Child
- Thekla
- Mother
- Theoktiste Phlorina
- Occupation
- nun
- Position held
- regent
- Religion
- Christian
- Family
- Mamikonian
- Noble title
- empress consort
- Image
- Theodora (greek icon XIX c).jpg
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- Empress Theodora (9th century)
- date of death
- 0867-00-00
- date of birth
- 0815-01-01
- canonization status
- The Venerable
- name in native language
- Θεοδώρα
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- feast day
- February 11
- place of burial
- Metropolitan church of Panagia Spilaeotissa
- different from
- Teodora
- present in work
- Civilization V
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Encyclopedic overview
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Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 815 – c. 867), sometimes called Theodora the Armenian or Theodora the Blessed, was Byzantine empress as the wife of Byzantine emperor Theophilos from 830 to 842. Following Theophilos's death, the widowed Theodora acted as regent for the couple's young son, Michael III, until her son deposed her in 856.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theodora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.