Eudocia (fl. 700s)

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Eudocia (fl. 700s)

Byzantine empress. Name variations: Eudokia. Third wife of Constantine V, Byzantine emperor (r. 741–775); children: Nicephorus; Christopher; Nicetas; Anthimus; Eudocimus.

Constantine V married three times. His first wife was Irene of the Khazars , his second Maria (fl. 700s). His third marriage to Eudocia defied the Orthodox tradition that prohibited more than two marriages. Eudocia had many children, including a set of twins.

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