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The Byzantine Emperors

Constantine the Great → the fall of Constantinople — 243 people · 41 generations.

Family tree of Byzantine (Eastern Roman) emperors, Constantine I → Constantine XI. Facts: Wikipedia (Family tree of Byzantine emperors; List of Byzantine emperors) & public record. Portraits: Wikimedia Commons.

Generation I

• Diocletian (244 – 311)
• Prisca (244 – ?)

Generation II

• Constantius I (250 – 306)
• Eutropia (250 – ?)
• Theodora (270 – ?)
• Galeria Valeria (250 – 315)
• Galerius (258 – 311)
• Helena (246 – 330)
• Maximian (250 – 310)

Generation III

• Basilina (283 – 331)
• Constantine I (272 – 337)
• Constantia (293 – 330)
• Fausta (289 – 326)
• Gratian (283 – 350)
• Julius Constantius (283 – 337)
• Licinius (265 – 325)
• Maxentius (283 – 312)
• Valeria Maximilla (283 – ?)

Generation IV

• Constans I (320 – 350)
• Constantine II (316 – 340)
• Constantius II (317 – 361)
• Faustina (326 – ?)
• Helena (326 – 360)
• Jovian (331 – 364)
• Julian (331 – 363)
• Justina (340 – 388)
• Marina Severa (326 – ?)
• Procopius (326 – 366)
• Valens (328 – 378)
• Valentinian I (321 – 375)

Generation V

• Aelia Flaccilla (356 – 386)
• Constantia (361 – 383)
• Galla (359 – 394)
• Gratian (359 – 383)
• Theodosius I (347 – 395)
• Valentinian II (371 – 392)

Generation VI

• Aelia Eudoxia (377 – 404)
• Arcadius (377 – 408)

Generation VII

• Aelia Eudocia (400 – 460)
• Marcian (392 – 457)
• Pulcheria (399 – 453)
• Theodosius II (401 – 450)

Generation VIII

• Aelia Zenonis (440 – ?)
• Anthemius (420 – 472)
• Basiliscus (440 – 476)
• Justin I (450 – 527)
• Leo I (401 – 474)
• Euphemia (440 – 524)
• Marcia Euphemia (440 – ?)
• Sabbatius (440 – ?)
• Verina (440 – 484)
• Vigilantia (455 – ?)

Generation IX

• Anastasius I (430 – 518)
• Ariadne (450 – 515)
• Dulcidius (450 – ?)
• Justinian I (482 – 565)
• Leontia (450 – ?)
• Marcianus (450 – ?)
• Marcus (440 – ?)
• Theodora I (500 – 548)
• Vigilantia (490 – ?)
• Zeno (425 – 491)

Generation X

• Justin II (520 – 578)
• Leo II (467 – 474)
• Sophia (530 – 601)

Generation XI

• Epiphania (535 – ?)
• Heraclius the Elder (535 – 610)
• Ino (535 – ?)
• Paul (535 – ?)
• Tiberius II (535 – 582)

Generation XII

• Constantina (560 – 605)
• Fabia (560 – 612)
• Heraclius (575 – 641)
• Martina (560 – ?)
• Maurice (539 – 602)

Generation XIII

• David Tiberius (630 – ?)
• Gregoria (626 – ?)
• Heraclius Constantine (612 – 641)
• Heraclonas (626 – 641)
• Theodosius (583 – 602)

Generation XIV

• Constans II (630 – 668)
• Fausta (630 – ?)

Generation XV

• Anastasia (660 – ?)
• Constantine IV (652 – 685)
• Heraclius (624 – ?)
• Leo III (685 – 741)
• Leontius (660 – 706)
• Tiberius III (663 – 706)
• Tiberius (624 – ?)

Generation XVI

• Anastasios II (678 – 719)
• Anna (680 – ?)
• Artabasdos (706 – ?)
• Constantine V (718 – 775)
• Justinian II (669 – 711)
• Philippicus (676 – 713)
• Theodora (680 – ?)
• Theodosius III (680 – ?)

Generation XVII

• Irene (752 – 803)
• Leo IV (750 – 780)
• Nikephoros (706 – ?)
• Tiberius (705 – 711)

Generation XVIII

• Bardanes Tourkos (771 – ?)
• Constantine VI (771 – ?)
• Maria (771 – ?)
• Nikephoros I (750 – 811)
• Theodote (771 – ?)

Generation XIX

• Euphrosyne (790 – 839)
• Leo V (775 – 820)
• Michael I Rangabe (770 – 844)
• Michael II (770 – 829)
• Prokopia (770 – 813)
• Staurakios (790 – 812)
• Thekla (775 – 823)
• Theophano (775 – ?)

Generation XX

• Constantine (778 – ?)
• Staurakios (795 – 812)
• Theodora II (815 – 867)
• Theophilos (813 – 842)
• Theophylact (793 – 849)

Generation XXI

• Basil I (811 – 886)
• Constantine (833 – 835)
• Eudokia Ingerina (840 – 882)
• Michael III (840 – 867)
• Thekla (831 – ?)

Generation XXII

• Alexander (870 – 913)
• Constantine (860 – 879)
• Leo VI (866 – 912)
• Romanos I Lekapenos (870 – 948)
• Theodora (870 – 922)
• Zoe Karbonopsina (870 – ?)

Generation XXIII

• Afranius Hannibalianus (889 – ?)
• Agatha (889 – ?)
• Bardas Phokas (878 – 968)
• Christopher Lekapenos (886 – 931)
• Constantine Lekapenos (889 – 946)
• Constantine VII (905 – 959)
• Helena Lekapene (910 – 961)
• Inger (889 – ?)
• Pothos Argyros (890 – 958)
• Romanos Argyros (889 – ?)
• Stephen Lekapenos (889 – 963)

Generation XXIV

• John I Tzimiskes (925 – 976)
• Nikephoros II Phokas (912 – 969)
• Romanos II (938 – 963)
• Theodora (946 – ?)
• Theophano (941 – 976)

Generation XXV

• Anna (963 – 1011)
• Basil Argyros (970 – 1023)
• Basil II (958 – 1025)
• Constantine VIII (960 – 1028)

Generation XXVI

• Constantine Diogenes (1000 – 1032)
• Constantine IX Monomachos (1000 – 1055)
• John Doukas (1010 – 1088)
• Manuel Komnenos (1000 – 1020)
• Michael IV (1010 – 1041)
• Romanos III Argyros (968 – 1034)
• Theodora III (980 – 1056)
• Zoe (978 – 1050)

Generation XXVII

• Andronikos Doukas (1021 – 1077)
• Anna Dalassene (1025 – 1102)
• Constantine X Doukas (1006 – 1067)
• Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021 – 1096)
• Isaac I Komnenos (1007 – 1060)
• John Komnenos (1015 – 1067)
• Michael V (1015 – 1042)
• Michael VI Bringas (1021 – 1057)
• Romanos IV Diogenes (1030 – 1072)

Generation XXVIII

• Alexios I Komnenos (1056 – 1118)
• Andronikos Doukas (1057 – 1077)
• Irene Doukaina (1066 – 1138)
• Konstantios Doukas (1060 – 1081)
• Leo Diogenes (1069 – 1087)
• Maria (1053 – 1103)
• Michael VII Doukas (1050 – 1090)
• Nikephoros Diogenes (1069 – 1094)
• Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002 – 1081)

Generation XXIX

• Anna Komnene (1083 – 1153)
• Constantine Angelos (1085 – 1166)
• Irene (1088 – 1134)
• Isaac Komnenos (1093 – 1152)
• John II Komnenos (1087 – 1143)
• Theodora Komnene (1096 – ?)

Generation XXX

• Alexios Komnenos (1106 – 1142)
• Andronikos Angelos Doukas (1133 – 1185)
• Andronikos I Komnenos (1118 – 1185)
• Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa (1125 – ?)
• John Doukas (1126 – 1200)
• Manuel I Komnenos (1118 – 1180)
• Maria (1145 – 1182)

Generation XXXI

• Alexios II Komnenos (1169 – 1183)
• Alexios III Angelos (1153 – 1211)
• Euphrosyne (1156 – 1211)
• Isaac II Angelos (1156 – 1204)
• John Komnenos (1159 – 1185)
• Manuel Komnenos (1145 – ?)

Generation XXXII

• Alexios IV Angelos (1182 – 1204)
• Alexios Palaiologos (1176 – 1203)
• Alexios V Doukas (1169 – 1204)
• Anna Angelina (1176 – 1212)
• Basil Vatatzes (1176 – 1194)
• Eudokia Angelina (1176 – ?)
• Irene Angelina (1176 – ?)
• Theodore I Laskaris (1175 – 1222)

Generation XXXIII

• Andronikos Palaiologos (1190 – 1247)
• Irene Laskarina (1190 – 1239)
• John III Vatatzes (1192 – 1254)
• Nicholas Laskaris (1173 – 1210)
• Theodora Palaiologina (1190 – ?)

Generation XXXIV

• Elena Asenina (1223 – 1252)
• Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223 – 1282)
• Theodora Palaiologina (1240 – 1303)
• Theodore II Laskaris (1222 – 1258)

Generation XXXV

• Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259 – 1332)
• Anna (1259 – 1281)
• Irene Palaiologina (1259 – ?)
• Ivan Asen (1259 – 1303)
• John IV Laskaris (1250 – 1305)

Generation XXXVI

• Andronikos Asen (1278 – 1322)
• Michael IX Palaiologos (1277 – 1320)
• Rita (1278 – ?)

Generation XXXVII

• Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297 – 1341)
• Anna (1306 – ?)
• Irene Asanina (1297 – ?)
• John VI Kantakouzenos (1292 – 1383)

Generation XXXVIII

• Helena Kantakouzene (1333 – 1396)
• John V Palaiologos (1332 – 1391)
• Matthew Kantakouzenos (1325 – 1383)

Generation XXXIX

• Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348 – 1385)
• Helena (1372 – 1450)
• Keratsa (1350 – ?)
• Manuel II Palaiologos (1350 – 1425)

Generation XL

• Catherine Zaccaria (1405 – 1462)
• Constantine XI Palaiologos (1405 – 1453)
• Irene Gattilusio (1405 – ?)
• John VII Palaiologos (1370 – 1408)
• John VIII Palaiologos (1392 – 1448)
• Thomas Palaiologos (1409 – 1465)

Generation XLI

• Andreas Palaiologos (1453 – 1502)
• Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400 – 1407)
• Helena Palaiologina (1431 – 1473)
• Ivan III (1440 – 1505)
• Lazar Branković (1421 – 1458)
• Sophia Palaiologina (1449 – 1503)