Maurice of Byzantium
(539-602)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Constantina

Maurice of Byzantium 1 2

  • Born: 539, Arabissus, Cappadocia [now part of Turkey]
  • Marriage: Constantina in 582
  • Died: 602, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey] aged 63

   Other names for Maurice were Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus and Maurikios.

  General Notes:

He was one of the most important rulers of the early 'Byzantine' era, whose reign was troubled by almost unending wars on all frontiers.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Byzantine Emperor, 13 Aug 582.


Maurice married Constantina, daughter of Tiberius II Constantine and Unknown, in 582.


Sources


1 Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).

2 Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/).

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