Martina (empress)

Martina
Augusta
Half-siliqua minted under Heraclius depicting his son Constantine (left) and Martina (right)
Empress of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure613–641
Born6th century
Diedafter 641
Rhodes
SpouseHeraclius
Issue
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Heraclonas
DynastyHeraclian Dynasty
FatherMartinus
MotherMaria

Martina (Greek: Μαρτίνα; died after 641) was an empress of the Byzantine Empire, the second wife of her uncle the emperor Heraclius, and regent in 641 with her son. She was a daughter of Maria, Heraclius' sister, and a certain Martinus.[1] Maria and Heraclius were children of Heraclius the Elder and his wife Epiphania according to the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor.

  1. ^ PLRE, Vol. 3, pp. 837–8. Martina 1".