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Aelia Pulcheria (/ ˈ iː l i ə p ʌ l ˈ k ɪ r i ə /; Greek: Πουλχερία; 19 January 398 or 399 – July 453) was an Eastern Roman empress who advised her brother emperor Theodosius II during his minority and then became wife to emperor Marcian from November 450 to her death in 453.
Apr 3, 2024 · Pulcheria (born Jan. 19, 399, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.]—died 453) was a Roman empress, regent for her younger brother Theodosius II (Eastern Roman emperor 408–450) from 414 to about 416, and an influential figure in his reign for many years thereafter.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pulcheria (c. 398–453) Romano-Byzantine empress who shaped a decisive period in the history of an empire in which few women reached such positions of power and influence. Name variations: Aelia Pulcheria or Aelia Pulcheria Augusta; Pulcheria means "beautiful woman" from the Latin word pulcher (beautiful).
Sep 9, 2017 · Pulcheria the Empress. The holy, right-believing Pulcheria the Empress (also Poulcheria) was the daughter of Arcadius, the emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, and his wife Aelia Eudoxia.
Pulcheria was a Roman empress in the early to mid-5th century ce, one of the sisters of the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II (408–450). Pulcheria spent her entire life in Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and its suburbs where she was a prominent public figure.
- Hugh Elton
- 2016
Pulcheria (pəlkēr´ēə), 399–453, Roman empress of the East (414–53), daughter of Arcadius and Eudoxia. She became coruler with her brother, Theodosius II, and regent in 414. Theodosius remained under her influence most of his life. Pulcheria took a vow of chastity and brought an almost monastic atmosphere to the Byzantine court.
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New Catholic Encyclopedia. PULCHERIA, ST. Byzantine empress, virgin; b. Constantinople, Jan. 19, 399; d. July 453. The daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperor arcadius, she was proclaimed Augusta on July 4, 414. She was regent for her brother the Byzantine Emperor theodosius ii and arranged his marriage in 421 with Athenais Eudocia, the daughter ...
