Family trees of the Byzantine imperial dynasties

Emperor of the Romans
Imperial
Imperial insignia used by the Palaiologos dynasty
Details
First monarch	Constantine I
Last monarch	Constantine XI
Formation	11 May 330
Abolition	29 May 1453

This is a family tree of all the Eastern Roman Emperors who ruled in Constantinople.

Where three dates are given, the middle date is the date of accession. If an emperor reigned for more than one sitting, his lifetime dates are given followed by the dates of his reigns. Dynasty names are given in capitals so that they can be picked out from the interweaving trees.

Theodosian to Heraclian dynasty, 379–711

THEODOSIAN

Theodosius I
347-379-395

Arcadius
377-383-408

Theodosius II
401-408-450

Pulcheria
399–453

Marcian
396-450-457

unknown wife

LEONID

Anthemius
420-472

Marcia Euphemia

Leo I
401-457-474

Verina
d. 484

Basiliscus
d. 477
r. 475-76

JUSTINIAN

Marcian

Leontia

Zeno
425–491
r. 474–475, 476–491

Ariadne
450–515

Anastasius I
430-491-518

Unnamed sibling

Justin I
450-518-527

Vigilantia

Sabbatius

Leo II
467-474-474

Unnamed daughter

Theodora

Justinian I
482-527-565

Vigilantia

Anastasius

Theodora

Justin II
520-565-578

Areobindus

Tiberius II
535-574-582

Anastasia Areobinda

Peter

Maurice
539-582-602

Constantina
560-605

Phocas
r. 602-610

HERACLIAN

Heraclius
575–641
r. 610–641

Maria

Khosrow II
d. 628

Constantine III
612–641
r. 641

Heraklonas
626–641
r. 641

Shahriyar

Constans II
630–668
r. 641–668

Manyanh

Yazdegerd III

Constantine IV
652–685
r. 668–685

Justinian II
669–711
r. 685–695, 705–711

Isaurian to Palaiologos dynasty, 717–1453

ISAURIAN

Leo III
685-717-741

NIKEPHORIAN

Constantine V
718-741-775

Anna

Artabasdos
r. 741-743

Nikephoros I
?-802-811

Leo IV
750-775-780

Irene
752-803
r. 797-802

Theophano

Staurakios
d. 812
r. 811

Prokopia
770-813

Michael I
d. 844
r. 811-813

Constantine VI
771-780-797

Leo V
775-813-820

AMORIAN

Euphrosyne
790-839

Michael II
770-820-829

Thekla
d. 823

Theophilos
813-829-842

MACEDONIAN

Michael III
840-842-867

Eudokia Ingerina
840-882

Basil I
811-867-886

PHOKAS

LEKAPENOS

Bardas PHOKAS
878-968

Leo VI
866-886-912

Alexander
870-912-913

Romanos I
870-948
r. 920-944

ARGYROS

unnamed KOURKOUAS

unnamed sister

Constantine VII
905-913-959

Helena Lekapene
910-961

Agatha Lekapene

Romanos Argyros

John I
925-969-976

Theodora
b. 946

Nikephoros II
912-963-969

Theophano
941-976

Romanos II
938-959-963

unnamed son

Basil II
958-976-1025

Constantine VIII
960-1025-1028

Theodora
984-1055-1056

Stephen

Maria

Michael IV
1010-1034-1041

Zoe
978-1050
r. 1042

Romanos III
968-1028-1034

Basil Argyros
b.970

DIOGENES

Michael VI
r. 1056-1057

Michael V
1015-1041-1042

Constantine IX
1000-1042-1055

unknown wife

Constantine Diogenes

DOUKAS

Andronikos Doukas

KOMNENOS

Manuel Erotikos KOMNENOS

John Doukas

Constantine X
1009-1059-1067

Eudokia Makrembolitissa
1021-1096

Romanos IV
d. 1072
r. 1068-71

BOTANEIATES

Isaac I
1005-1061
r. 1057-59

John Komnenos

Andronikos Doukas
d. 1077

Michael VII
1050-1090
r. 1067-1078

Maria of Alania
1050-1103

Nikephoros III
?-1078-1081

Alexios I
1048-1081-1118

Irene Doukaina

ANGELOS

Konstantinos Angelos
1085-1166

Theodora Komnene
1096-

John II
1087-1118-1143

Isaac Komnenos
1093-1152

Andronikos Angelos
1122-1185

Manuel I
1118-1143-1180

Andronikos I
1118-1183-1185

Isaac II
1156-1204
r. 1185-95, 1203-4

Alexios III
1153-1211
r. 1195-1203

Alexios II
1169-1180-1183

LASKARIS

Alexios IV
1182-1203-1204

Alexios V
d. 1205
r. 1204

Eudokia Angelina

Basileios DOUKAS VATATZES

Anna Komnena Angelina
1176-1212

Theodore I
1175-1204-1222

Alexios Palaiologos

Eirene Angelina

Isaakios Doukas Vatatzes
d. 1261

John III
1192-1222-1254

Irene Lascarina

PALAIOLOGOS

Andronikos Doukas
Komnenos Palaiologos

Theodora Palaiologina

Ioannes Doukas
Vatatzes
b. 1215

Theodore II
1222-1254-1258

Michael VIII
1223-1261-1282

Theodora Doukaina
Vatatzaina
1240-1303

John IV
1250-1305
r. 1258-1261

Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
1259-1303

Eirene Palaiologina

Andronikos II
1259-1332
r. 1272-1328

Andronikos Asen
d. 1322

Michael IX
1277-1294-1320

KANTAKOUZENOS

John VI
1292-1383
r. 1347-1354

Irene Asanina

Andronikos III
1297-1316-1341

Matthew
1325-1383
r. 1353-1357

Helena Kantakouzene
1333-1396

John V
1332-1391
r. 1341-76,
1379-90, 1390-91

Andronikos IV
1348-1385
r. 1376-1379

Manuel II
1350-1391-1425

John VII
1370-1408
r. 1390

John VIII
1392-1416-1448

Constantine XI
1405-1449-1453

Andronikos V
1400-1403-1407

References

Ostrogorsky, George (1997). History of the Byzantine State. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-1198-6.

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Family trees of the Byzantine imperial dynasties

Theodosian to Heraclian dynasty, 379–711

Isaurian to Palaiologos dynasty, 717–1453

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