Maria of Amnia

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Maria of Amnia was a Byzantine empress consort of Emperor Constantine VI, noted for her role in the political and dynastic struggles of the late 8th century.

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Maria of Amnia canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort
noblewoman
afterRepudiation lived in seclusion
retired to monastic life
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
dynasty Isaurian dynasty
floruit late 8th century
gender female
language Greek
marriageEnd c. 795
marriageStart 788
mother Euphrosyne of Byzantium
Irene (daughter of Constantine VI)
surface form: Irene (daughter of Constantine VI and Maria of Amnia)
notableFor being repudiated by Constantine VI
marriage arranged by Empress Irene of Athens
role in late 8th-century Byzantine dynastic politics
placeOfBurial monastery in Constantinople
politicalContext conflict between Constantine VI and his mother Irene of Athens
positionHeld Empress consort of the Byzantines
relative Euphrosyne of Byzantium
Irene of Athens
religion Christianity
residence Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
spouse Emperor Constantine VI
surface form: Constantine VI
spouseOfMonarch Emperor Constantine VI
surface form: Constantine VI
spouseTitle Byzantine emperor
timePeriod Middle Byzantine period

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Emperor Constantine VI spouse Maria of Amnia
subject surface form: Constantine VI
Isaurian dynasty hasMember Maria of Amnia
Euphrosyne mother Maria of Amnia