Person771–797
Constantine VI
Byzantine emperor (780–797), son of Leo IV and Irene, who ruled for him as regent. After years of rivalry with his mother he was deposed and blinded on her orders in 797.
- Dates
- 14 January 771 – between 797 and 805
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Irene becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empirebetween 15 August and 19 August 797 · Balkans and Anatolia