Tzitzak

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Tzitzak was a Khazar princess who became Byzantine empress as the wife of Emperor Constantine V in the 8th century.

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Tzitzak canonical 6

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort
Khazar princess
centuryOfActivity 8th century
child Leo IV the Khazar
countryOfCitizenship Khazar Khaganate
culture Byzantine Empire
Khazar Khaganate
dynasty Isaurian dynasty
ethnicGroup Khazar
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
father Bihar
Khagan of the Khazars
linked to: Khagan
historicalPeriod Middle Byzantine period
marriageType dynastic marriage
mother Tzitzak
motherOf future Byzantine emperor
notableEvent marriage alliance between Byzantines and Khazars
notableFor strengthening Byzantine–Khazar relations
notableWork brought Khazar cultural influence to Byzantine court
otherName Irene
Irene of Khazaria
positionHeld Empress consort of the Romans
relative Irene of Athens (daughter-in-law)
linked to: Irene of Athens

Leo III the Isaurian (father-in-law)
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Constantinople
spouse Byzantine emperor
Constantine V
Tzitzak
spouseStartTime c. 732
reign of Leo III the Isaurian
title Augusta

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constantine V spouse Tzitzak
Leo IV the Khazar mother Tzitzak
Eudokia precededBy Tzitzak
Christopher mother Tzitzak
Leo IV the Khazar mother Tzitzak
subject linked to: Tzitzak
Constantine V spouse Tzitzak
subject linked to: Tzitzak