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Maria of
Amnia (Gr****: Μαρία, 770 –
after 823) was a
Byzantine empress, the
first wife of
Constantine VI.
Through her
mother Hypatia,
Maria was a granddaughter...
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amnion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
amnion (pl.:
amnions or
amnia) is a
membrane that
closely covers human and
various other embryos when...
- The
Battle of the
River Amnias was
fought in 89 BC
between Mithradates VI of
Pontus and
Nicomedes IV of
Bithynia during the
First Mithridatic War. The...
- the last
representative of the
Isaurian dynasty, and his
empress Maria of
Amnia. In
January 795,
Constantine VI
divorced Maria and sent her
along with Euphrosyne...
- River") is a
tributary of the Kızılırmak in Turkey. At the past it was
called Amnias (Gr****: Αμνίας). Its
source is in
Kastamonu Province. It was a holy river...
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revolt with
extreme cruelty in 793. He then
divorced his wife
Maria of
Amnia, who had
failed to
provide him with a male heir, and
married his mistress...
- controversy. In
January 795,
Emperor Constantine VI
divorced his wife,
Maria of
Amnia, and Ta****s
reluctantly condoned the divorce. The
monks were scandalised...
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hagiography in
order to
legitimize the
family and
increase its prestige.
Maria of
Amnia, Philaretos's granddaughter, had
married Emperor Constantine VI of the Byzantine...
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daughter of Charlemagne, were aborted, and in 788,
Irene chose Maria of
Amnia as a wife for him,
beginning their unhappy marriage. In
November 788, Irene...
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still held the
title of Empress.
Constantine was
married to
Maria of
Amnia and the
imperial couple had two daughters,
Euphrosyne and a
younger Irene...
