CONSTANTINIAN DYNASTY

The 'Constantinian dynasty' is an informal name for the loosely related ruling families of the Roman Empire from the rise of Diocletian in 284 to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine I.

Contents

Stemmata

Descendants of Constantius Chlorus

The Tetrarchs

References

Notes

Stemmata

In ''italics'' the Augusti and the Augustae.

Descendants of Constantius Chlorus

★ ''Constantius Chlorus''

★ # From relationship between ''Constantius Chlorus'' and ''Helena''

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★ ''Constantine I''

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★ # From marriage between ''Constantine I'' and ''Minervina''

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★ Crispus

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★ # From marriage between ''Constantine I'' and ''Fausta''

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★ ''Constantina'', wife of Hannibalianus and Constantius Gallus

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★ ''Constantine II''

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★ ''Constantius II''

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★ #No siblings from marriage between ''Constantius II'' and his first wife, daughter of Julius Constantius

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★ #No siblings from marriage between ''Constantius II'' and ''Eusebia''

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★ #From marriage between ''Constantius II'' and ''Faustina''

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★ Flavia Maxima Faustina Constantia, wife of ''Gratian''

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★ ''Constans I''

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★ ''Helena'', wife of ''Julian''

★ # From marriage between ''Constantius Chlorus'' and ''Theodora''

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★ Flavius Dalmatius

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★ # From marriage between Flavius Dalmatius and unknown wife

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★ Flavius Dalmatius

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★ Hannibalianus, husband of Constantina

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★ Julius Constantius

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★ # From marriage between Julius Constantius and Galla

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★ son, died in the purges of 337^[1]

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★ daughter, first wife of ''Constantius II''

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★ Constantius Gallus

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★ # No siblings from marriage between ''Gallus'' and ''Constantina''

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★ # From marriage between Julius Constantius and Basilina

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★ ''Julian''

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★ # No siblings from marriage between ''Julian'' and ''Helena'', daughter of Constantine I

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★ Hannibalianus (must have died before the imperial purges that occurred in 337 because he is not listed among its victims);

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★ Anastasia;

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★ ''Flavia Julia Constantia'', wife of ''Licinius''

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★ Eutropia

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★ Nepotianus

The Tetrarchs

★ ''Diocletian''

★ # From marriage between ''Diocletian'' and ''Prisca''

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★ ''Galeria Valeria'', second wife of ''Galerius''

★ ''Maximian''

★ # From marriage between ''Maximian'' and ''Eutropia''

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★ ''Theodora'', wife of ''Constantius Chlorus'' (possibly daughter of Eutropia from a previous marriage)

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★ ''Fausta'', wife of ''Constantine I''

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★ ''Maxentius''

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★ Valerius Romulus

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★ ''Galerius''

★ # From marriage between ''Galerius'' and unknown first wife

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★ ''Valeria Maximilla'', wife of ''Maxentius''

★ # From marriage between ''Galerius'' and ''Valeria Galeria''

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★ Candidianus

★ Diocletian: father-in-law and adoptive father of Galerius

★ Maximian: father of Maxentius, adoptive father and stepfather-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, father-in-law of Constantine, stepgrandfather-in-law of Licinius

★ Galerius: son-in-law and adopted son of Diocletian, uncle of Maximinus Daia, father-in-law of Maxentius

★ Constantius Chlorus: father (and stepbrother-in-law) of Constantine, father-in-law of Licinius, adopted son and stepson-in-law of Maximian, adoptive brother and half-brother-in-law of Maxentius

★ Maximinus Daia: nephew of Galerius

★ Constantine: son (and stepbrother-in-law) of Constantius Chlorus, son-in-law of Maximian, brother-in-law of Maxentius, half-brother-in-law of Licinius

★ Maxentius: son of Maximian, son-in-law of Galerius, adoptive brother and half-brother-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, brother-in-law of Constantine

★ Licinius: son-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, half-brother-in-law of Constantine, half-nephew of Maxentius, stepgrandson-in-law of Maximian

References

★ R. Scott Moore, "The Stemmata of the Neo-Flavian Emperors", ''DIR'' (1998)

★ R. Scott Moore, "The Stemmata of the Emperors of the Tetrarchy", ''DIR'' (1998)

Notes

1. Julian, ''Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum'' 270 D, [1]