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Konstantinos VI was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 771 to 802, during a significant period in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire. He is notable for his reign during the iconoclastic period and for various military and political challenges that shaped the Byzantine state during the late 8th century.
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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
- Father
- Leo IV the Khazar
- Mother
- Irene of Athens
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Isaurian dynasty
- Image
- Leo iv constantine vi coin.jpg
- Significant event
- blinding
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- Konstantinos VI
- date of birth
- 0771-01-14
- date of death
- 0798-00-00
- medical condition
- blindness
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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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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