Emperor Constantine VI

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Byzantine emperor Isaurian dynasty ruler human

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Constantine VI	13
Emperor Constantine VI canonical	4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine emperor ⓘ Isaurian dynasty ruler ⓘ human ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
birthDate	771 ⓘ
birthPlace	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
capital	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
causeOfDeath	complications from blinding (traditional account) ⓘ
child	Euphrosyne ⓘ Irene (daughter of Constantine VI) ⓘ
conflict	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ surface form: Bulgar–Byzantine conflicts
coronationDate	15 April 776 ⓘ 780 ⓘ
coRulerWith	Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ surface form: Irene of Athens
country	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate	797 ⓘ
deathPlace	Prinkipo ⓘ
dynasty	Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
endTime	797 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Medieval Greek ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Greek
father	Leo IV the Khazar ⓘ
fullName	Emperor Constantine VI self-link ⓘ surface form: Constantine VI
grandfather	Constantine V ⓘ
house	Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
languageSpoken	Greek ⓘ
mother	Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ surface form: 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	Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ surface form: Irene of Athens
regnalName	Emperor Constantine VI self-link ⓘ surface form: Constantine VI
religion	Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Maria of Amnia ⓘ
startTime	780 ⓘ
successor	Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ surface form: Irene of Athens
title	Emperor of the Romans ⓘ surface form: Basileus Rhomaion
wasBlindedBy	agents of Irene of Athens ⓘ
wasDeposedBy	Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ surface form: Irene of Athens