Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire

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Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire was the title held by the principal imperial consort in the Byzantine court, conferring significant ceremonial prestige and often substantial political influence.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Byzantine empress 1
Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine court title ⓘ
imperial consort title ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesTo Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
associatedWithCapital Constantinople ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution imperial palace in Constantinople ⓘ
associatedWithOffice Augusta ⓘ
Basilissa ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
ceremonialFunction participation in imperial ceremonies ⓘ
presence at court rituals ⓘ
confers ceremonial prestige ⓘ
political influence ⓘ
correspondsTo Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
courtRank highest-ranking woman at court ⓘ
courtSphere imperial household management ⓘ
women’s quarters (gynaeceum) ⓘ
culturalRole patronage of arts ⓘ
patronage of religious institutions ⓘ
equivalentTitle Byzantine Empress ⓘ
genderAssociation female ⓘ
heldBy principal imperial consort ⓘ
historicalRegion Anatolia ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
linkedToDynasty Justinianic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Justinian dynasty

Komnenian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Komnenos dynasty

Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
Palaiologan dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Palaiologos dynasty
maritalRelation wife of the reigning emperor ⓘ
notableTitleHolder Eudoxia ⓘ
Irene of Athens ⓘ
Pulcheria ⓘ
linked to: Empress Pulcheria

Theodora, wife of Justinian I ⓘ
linked to: Empress Theodora

Theodora, wife of Theophilos ⓘ
Zoe Porphyrogenita ⓘ
politicalRole influence on imperial policy ⓘ
patronage of court factions ⓘ
roleIn Byzantine court ⓘ
sometimesHeldBy co-ruler ⓘ
regent ⓘ
successionInfluence influence on imperial succession ⓘ
symbolizes imperial dynasty ⓘ
imperial legitimacy ⓘ
timePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
usedInLanguage English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verina → positionHeld → Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
Byzantine imperial regalia → usedBy → Byzantine empress ⓘ
linked to: Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire