Pulcheria
Byzantine empress, wife of Marcian
b. 19 Jan 399 · d. Jul 453
Aelia Pulcheria was an Eastern Roman empress who advised her brother, the emperor Theodosius II, during his minority and then became wife to emperor Marcian from November 450 to her death in 453.
Related people
- Arcadius child of · traditional
- Theodosius II sibling of · traditional
- Marcian spouse of · traditional
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Constantinople death
- Church of the Holy Apostles burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 1 claim — Council of Chalcedon