Theodora (stepdaughter of Constantine the Great)
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Theodora was a Roman noblewoman of the early 4th century, traditionally regarded as the first wife of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and thus a member of the Constantinian imperial family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodora (stepdaughter of Constantine the Great) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8489503 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodora (stepdaughter of Constantine the Great) Context triple: [Eutropia (mother of Constantius), child, Theodora (stepdaughter of Constantine the Great)]
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Helena (daughter of Constantine I)
Helena was a daughter of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and a member of the Constantinian imperial dynasty in the 4th century.
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B.
Amma Theodora
Amma Theodora was an early Christian Desert Mother revered for her ascetic wisdom and spiritual counsel among the fourth-century monastic communities of Egypt.
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C.
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora was a 9th-century Byzantine empress known for restoring the veneration of icons and ending the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm.
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D.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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E.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodora (stepdaughter of Constantine the Great) Target entity description: Theodora was a Roman noblewoman of the early 4th century, traditionally regarded as the first wife of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and thus a member of the Constantinian imperial family.
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A.
Helena (daughter of Constantine I)
Helena was a daughter of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and a member of the Constantinian imperial dynasty in the 4th century.
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B.
Amma Theodora
Amma Theodora was an early Christian Desert Mother revered for her ascetic wisdom and spiritual counsel among the fourth-century monastic communities of Egypt.
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C.
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora was a 9th-century Byzantine empress known for restoring the veneration of icons and ending the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm.
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D.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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E.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman noblewoman
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historical figure ⓘ member of the Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Constantinian dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Tetrarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| child |
Anastasia (daughter of Constantius Chlorus and Theodora)
NERFINISHED
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Constantia (daughter of Constantius Chlorus and Theodora) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eutropia (daughter of Constantius Chlorus and Theodora) NERFINISHED ⓘ Flavius Dalmatius NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannibalianus (the elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Constantius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| family | Constantinian imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Maximian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | circa late 3rd century – early 4th century ⓘ |
| historicalCertainty | details of parentage and status are debated by modern scholars ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | traditionally regarded as first wife of Constantius Chlorus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| marriagePoliticalContext | Tetrarchic alliance ⓘ |
| name | Theodora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “gift of God” in Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor | marital alliance linking Constantius Chlorus to Maximian ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | first wife of Constantius Chlorus ⓘ |
| region | Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToConstantineTheGreat | half-sister or stepsister (traditional view; debated) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialStatus | imperial aristocracy ⓘ |
| sourceType | late antique and Byzantine literary sources ⓘ |
| spouse | Constantius Chlorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseTitleOfHusband |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ |
| stepdaughterOf |
Eutropia (wife of Maximian)
NERFINISHED
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Maximian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 4th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theodora (stepdaughter of Constantine the Great) Description of subject: Theodora was a Roman noblewoman of the early 4th century, traditionally regarded as the first wife of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and thus a member of the Constantinian imperial family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.