Aelia Eudoxia | |
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Augusta | |
Roman empress | |
Tenure | 27 April 395 – 6 October 404 |
Died | 6 October 404 |
Burial | |
Spouse | Arcadius (395 to death) |
Issue Detail |
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Dynasty | Theodosian |
Father | Bauto |
Aelia Eudoxia (/ˈiːliə juˈdɒkʃə -ˈdɒksiə/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Αἰλία Εὐδοξία; died 6 October 404) was Eastern Roman empress by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to expand his influence. As Empress, she came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who denounced imperial and clerical excess. She had five children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including her only son and future emperor Theodosius II, but she had two additional pregnancies that ended in either miscarriages or stillbirths and she died as a result of the latter one.