Tzitzak

Tzitzak
Empress of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure741–750
(with Anna, 741–743)
BornTzitzak
8th century
Diedc. 750
SpouseConstantine V
IssueLeo IV the Khazar
Names
Tzitzak (baptismal name Irene)
DynastyIsaurian Dynasty
FatherBihar

Tzitzak (Greek: Τζιτζάκ; died c. 750), baptised Irene (Greek: Εἰρήνη, romanizedIrini), was a Khazar princess, the daughter of khagan Bihar, who became empress by marriage to Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine V (r. 741–775).[1]

  1. ^ The Student's Gibbon: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Harper. 1894-01-01. p. 407.