Constantine was an infant prince of the Amorian dynasty who briefly ruled as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire sometime in the 830s, alongside his father Theophilos. Most information about Constantin
Constantine (right) and his grandfather Michael II on the reverse of a solidus minted by Constantine's father Theophilos
Theodora, sometimes called Theodora the Armenian or Theodora the Blessed, was Byzantine empress as the wife of Byzantine emperor Theophilos from 830 to 842. Following Theophilos's death, the widowed T
Constantine (son of Theophilos)
…died sometime before 836, possibly after falling into a palace cistern. Constantine was born to the Byzantine Emperor Theophilos and his wife, Empress Theodora. The coinage issued under Theophilos suggests that Constantine was their firstborn son, and he was perhaps their eldest child, although there remains…
Icon depicting Theodora by Emmanuel Tzanes (1671)
Early 20th-century depiction of Emperor Theophilos at his step-mother Euphrosyne's bride-show, choosing Theodora to become his wife
Empress Theodora discussing icons with her court.
Theodora's daughters being instructed in venerating icons by their grandmother Theoktiste, from the Madrid Skylitzes