Martina | |
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Augusta | |
Empress of the Byzantine Empire | |
Tenure | 613–641 |
Born | 6th century |
Died | after 641 Rhodes |
Spouse | Heraclius |
Issue more... | Heraclonas |
Dynasty | Heraclian Dynasty |
Father | Martinus |
Mother | Maria |
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.