Eudocia Baiane (d. 902)

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Eudocia Baiane (d. 902)

Byzantine empress. Name variations: Baiana. Born in Phrygia; died in childbirth in 902; became 3rd wife of Leo VI the Wise, emperor of Byzantium (r. 886–912), April 901; no children. Leo VI had 4 wives: Theophano (c. 866–897), Zoë Zautzina (c. 870–c. 899), Eudocia Baiane, and Zoë Carbopsina.

Died one year after marriage to Leo, while giving birth to an infant son who also died.

See also Women in World History.