Emperor Constantine VI

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Emperor Constantine VI was a Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty who ruled in the late 8th century, known for his troubled reign marked by regency under his mother Irene and eventual deposition and blinding.

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Generate an image of Emperor Constantine VI (Emperor Constantine VI was a Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty who ruled in the late 8th century, known for his troubled reign marked by regency under his mother Irene and eventual deposition and blinding.)

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Constantine VI 17
Emperor Constantine VI canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Isaurian dynasty ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
birthDate 771 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul
capital Constantinople ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from blinding (traditional account) ⓘ
child Euphrosyne ⓘ
Irene (daughter of Constantine VI) ⓘ
conflict Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
Bulgar–Byzantine conflicts ⓘ
coronationDate 15 April 776 ⓘ
780 ⓘ
coRulerWith Irene of Athens ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate 797 ⓘ
deathPlace Prinkipo ⓘ
dynasty Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
endTime 797 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Byzantine Greek ⓘ
linked to: Medieval Greek
father Leo IV the Khazar ⓘ
fullName Constantine VI ⓘ
grandfather Constantine V ⓘ
house Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
languageSpoken Greek ⓘ
mother Irene of Athens ⓘ
notableEvent blinding in 797 ⓘ
deposition in 797 ⓘ
marriage to Maria of Amnia ⓘ
regency of Irene of Athens ⓘ
repudiation of first wife and scandal among monastic circles ⓘ
notableWork support for restoration of icon veneration at Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ
participatedIn Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ
placeOfBurial unknown ⓘ
positionHeld Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor Leo IV the Khazar ⓘ
regent Irene of Athens ⓘ
regnalName Constantine VI ⓘ
religion Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Maria of Amnia ⓘ
startTime 780 ⓘ
successor Irene of Athens ⓘ
title Basileus Rhomaion ⓘ
wasBlindedBy agents of Irene of Athens ⓘ
wasDeposedBy Irene of Athens ⓘ

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

Second Council of Nicaea → convokedBy → Emperor Constantine VI ⓘ
Empress Irene of Athens → child → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Empress Irene of Athens → predecessor → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Empress Irene of Athens → regencyFor → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Tarasios of Constantinople → appointedBy → Emperor Constantine VI ⓘ
Tarasios of Constantinople → associatedWith → Emperor Constantine VI ⓘ
Constantine VI → fullName → Constantine VI ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Constantine VI → regnalName → Constantine VI ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Isaurian dynasty → hasMember → Constantine VI ⓘ
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Tarasios → contemporaryWith → Emperor Constantine VI ⓘ
Euphrosyne → father → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Irene (daughter of Constantine VI) → father → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Regency of Irene of Athens → hasMonarch → Constantine VI ⓘ
subject linked to: regency of Irene of Athens
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Regency of Irene of Athens → hasIssue → Constantine VI ⓘ
subject linked to: regency of Irene of Athens
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty → hasRuler → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Maria of Amnia → spouse → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Maria of Amnia → spouseOfMonarch → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Leo IV the Khazar → child → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Leo IV the Khazar → successor → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Leo IV the Khazar → coRulerWith → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI
Kardam of Bulgaria → opponent → Constantine VI ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constantine VI