Gregoria
| Gregoria | |
|---|---|
Heraclian Dynasty | |
| Father | Niketas |
Gregoria (
Life
She was a daughter of
On 5 October 610, Heraclius succeeded Phocas as the emperor. Niketas was rewarded with the social rank of
Her paternal grandfather was Gregorius, brother to Heraclius the Elder.[2] Heraclius had been appointed Exarch of Africa by Maurice and lived to support the revolt of his son. But not to its conclusion. Gregorius seems to have served under the command of his brother but the extent of his role is unknown.
Empress
Gregoria was betrothed to her second cousin
Their marriage took place in 629/630. The groom was about seventeen years old. Gregoria was likely of equivalent age. She had arrived to Constantinople from the Western Pentapolis in Cyrenaica. Since Cyrenaica was in the territory of her father Niketas, Gregoria is assumed to have been brought up under his supervision instead of that of her father-in-law.[4] She was the junior Empress with Martina as the senior one.
Gregoria and her husband had at least two sons.
Heraclius died on 11 February 641. Constantine III became senior emperor with his paternal half-brother
References
- ^ Lynda Garland:Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204
- ^ a b Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. 3
- ^ a b Walter Emil Kaegi, Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium (2003)
- ^ a b Lynda Garland, "Gregoria, Wife of Heraclius Constantine
- ^ "Manyanh Princess of Byzantium"