Constantina (empress)

Constantina
Augusta
Rare copper follis from Cherson depicting Maurice, Constantina and their eldest son, Theodosius
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure582–602
Bornc. 560
Diedc. 605
Constantinople
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Monastery of St. Mamas
SpouseMaurice
Issue
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Theodosius
Tiberius
DynastyJustinian Dynasty
FatherTiberius II Constantine
MotherIno Anastasia

Constantina (Greek: Κωνσταντίνα; c. 560 – c. 605) was the empress consort of Maurice of the Byzantine Empire. She was a daughter of Tiberius II Constantine and Ino Anastasia. Her parentage was recorded in the chronicles of Theophylact Simocatta, Paul the Deacon, and John of Biclaro.

The Georgian Chronicle identifies Constantina as a daughter of Khosrau II.[1] However the Chronicle was compiled in the 13th century[2] and so the contradictory parentage is considered a mistake. Other later accounts make Constantina his mother-in-law through her – most likely fictional – daughter Miriam/Maria.