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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 ...
Martina 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. Maria and Heraclius were children of Heraclius the Elder and his wife Epiphania according to the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor.
Martina (fl. 600s) Byzantine empress . Flourished during the 600s; second wife of Herakleos also known as Heraclius I of Carthage, Byzantine emperor (r. 610–641); children: ten, including Heraklonas also known as Heraclonas II, Byzantine emperor (r. 641). The Byzantine Empire that Heraclius I of Carthage inherited in 610 was sadly reduced ...
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. Maria and Heraclius were children of Heraclius the Elder and his wife Epiphania according to the ...
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Martina as empress-consort. Like many a step-mother Martina was concerned to secure some part of the succession for her own children, and her relationship with the well-liked Constantine, who had been co-emperor since 613, was a stormy one: she was after all both his step-mother and his first cousin, which cannot have made matters any easier.
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. Maria and Heraclius were children of Heraclius the Elder and his wife Epiphania according to the ...
May 2, 2022 · During the course of the incredibly successful smear campaign, a narrative was formed that Martina and her son, Emperor Heraclonas, had poisoned Emperor Constantine III. Long-grudging enemies of Empress Martina seized upon this story as a pretext to remove the controversial woman and her taboo-laced son from power.
