regency of Irene of Athens
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The regency of Irene of Athens was the period in the late 8th century when Empress Irene governed the Byzantine Empire on behalf of her young son Constantine VI, asserting strong imperial authority and promoting the restoration of icon veneration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| regency of Irene of Athens canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine regency
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| associatedWithCouncil |
Second Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Council of Nicaea (787)
|
| capital |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| chronologicalPrecedence | before sole rule of Irene as empress regnant ⓘ |
| chronologicalWithin |
Isaurian dynasty
ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| conflict |
court intrigues among Byzantine aristocracy
ⓘ
tensions with iconoclast factions ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deFactoRuler |
Empress Irene of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Irene of Athens
|
| ecclesiasticalPolicy |
restoration of images in churches
ⓘ
reversal of iconoclast council of Hieria ⓘ |
| endTime | 790 ⓘ |
| followedBy | personal rule of Constantine VI ⓘ |
| genderOfRegent | female ⓘ |
| governmentForm | autocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Isaurian dynasty ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
Emperor Constantine VI
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine VI
|
| hasMonarch |
Emperor Constantine VI
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine VI
|
| hasPart | Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| hasRegent |
Empress Irene of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Irene of Athens
|
| hasRegnalName |
Emperor of the Romans
ⓘ
surface form:
Basileus Rhomaion
|
| hasTitleHolder |
Empress Irene of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Irene of Athens
|
| historicalRegion | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfMonarch | minority of Constantine VI ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | minority of Constantine VI ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| notableFor |
assertion of strong imperial authority by a female regent
ⓘ
intervention in ecclesiastical policy ⓘ promotion of icon veneration ⓘ |
| officeHeld | regent of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| policyDirection |
centralization of imperial authority
ⓘ
pro-icon veneration ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Empress Irene of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Irene of Athens
|
| precededBy |
Leo IV the Khazar
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Leo IV the Khazar
|
| religion | Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Second Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
marriage negotiations for Constantine VI ⓘ restoration of icon veneration ⓘ suppression of iconoclast policies ⓘ |
| startTime | 780 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | late 8th century ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Augusta
ⓘ
Basileus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Constantine VI