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Aelia Pulcheria ( / ˈiːliə pʌlˈkɪriə /; Greek: Πουλχερία; 19 January 398 or 399 – 453) 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.
Pulcheria (born Jan. 19, 399, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.]—died 453) was a Roman empress, regent for her younger brother Theodosius II (Eastern Roman emperor 408–450) from 414 to about 416, and an influential figure in his reign for many years thereafter.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pulcheria (c. 398–453) was a powerful and influential woman in the late Roman Empire, who served as regent, co-ruler, and first female emperor of Rome. She was the daughter of Emperor Arcadius, the sister of Theodosius II, and the wife of General Marcian, and played a key role in the religious and political history of her time.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Pulcheria was a leading member of the Theodosian dynasty that ruled the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. She forged her own imperial power in a time when the Roman Empire was disintegrating in the West and transforming into the Byzantine Empire in the East.
Pulcheria was a Roman empress in the early to mid-5th century ce, one of the sisters of the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II (408–450). Pulcheria spent her entire life in Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and its suburbs where she was a prominent public figure.
- Hugh Elton
- 2016
Pulcheria was a Byzantine empress, virgin, and regent for her brother Theodosius II. She was a strong opponent of Nestorianism and a supporter of the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
Pulcheria. (399—453) Quick Reference. (399–453), E. Empress from 450. From 414 to 416 she was guardian of her brother, Theodosius II. A stalwart supporter of orthodoxy, she induced him to condemn Nestorius and in the Monophysite controversy she was on the orthodox side. As Empress she arranged for a General Council to meet at Chalcedon.
