Constantina (empress)

Constantina
Augusta
Rare copper follis from Cherson depicting Maurice, Constantina and their eldest son, Theodosius
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure	582–602
Born	c. 560
Died	c. 605 Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial	Monastery of St. Mamas
Spouse	Maurice
Issue more...	Theodosius Tiberius
Dynasty	Justinian Dynasty
Father	Tiberius II Constantine
Mother	Ino 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.