Constantinian dynasty
The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great who became the sole ruler of the empire in 324. The dynasty is also called Neo-Flavian because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius, similarly to the rulers of the first Flavian dynasty in the 1st century.
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Constantine I with his two eldest sons by Fausta, Constantine II and Constantius II
Silver coin of Constans, showing Constans, Constantine II and Constantius II
Stemmata
In italics the Augusti and the Augustae.
- Constantius Chlorus
- From relationship between Constantius Chlorus and Helena
- Constantine I
- From marriage between Constantine I and Minervina
- From marriage between Constantine I and Fausta
- Constantina, wife of Hannibalianus and Constantius Gallus
- Constantine II
- Constantius II
- No offspring from marriage between Constantius II and his first wife, daughter of Julius Constantius
- No offspring from marriage between Constantius II and Eusebia
- From marriage between Constantius II and Faustina
- Flavia Maxima Faustina Constantia, wife of Gratian
- Constans I
- Helena, wife of Julian
- Constantine I
- From marriage between Constantius Chlorus and Theodora
- Flavius Dalmatius
- From marriage between Flavius Dalmatius and unknown wife
- Flavius Dalmatius
- Hannibalianus, husband of Constantina
- From marriage between Flavius Dalmatius and unknown wife
- Julius Constantius
- From marriage between Julius Constantius and Galla
- son, died in the purges of 337[1]
- daughter, first wife of Constantius II
- Constantius Gallus
- No offspring from marriage between Gallus and Constantina
- From marriage between Julius Constantius and Basilina
- Julian
- No offspring from marriage between Julian and Helena, daughter of Constantine I
- Julian
- From marriage between Julius Constantius and Galla
- Hannibalianus (must have died before the imperial purges that occurred in 337 because he is not listed among its victims);
- Anastasia;
- Flavia Julia Constantia, wife of Licinius
- Eutropia
- From marriage between Eutropia and Virius Nepotianus
- Flavius Dalmatius
- From relationship between Constantius Chlorus and Helena
Family tree
| Caracalla Roman emperor SEVERAN DYNASTY | Fulvia Plautilla | Gaius Fulvius Plautius Ortensianus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lucius Junius Aurelius Neratius Gallus Fulvius Maker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lucius Junius Neratius Gallus Fulvius Maker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neratius Gallos | Afranius Hannibalianus | Eutropia | Maximian Emperor of the West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neratius Junius Flavianus | Theodora | Constantius Chlorus 250-305-306 | Helena 250–330 | Maxentius Emperor of the West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constantia 293–330 ∞ Licinius 250-308-324-325 | Flavius Dalmatius censor | 1.Galla | Julius Constantius d. 337 ∞ 2.Basilina | Anastasia | Eutropia ∞Virius Nepotianus | Fausta 289–326 | Constantine I the Great 272-306-337 | Minervina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dalmatius caesar | Hannibalianus | (1) Constantius Gallus | (2) Julian 331-360-363 | Helena d. 360 | Constantina ∞ 1.Hannibalianus 2.Constantius Gallus | Constantius II 317-337-361 ∞ Faustina (wife of Constantius II) | Constantine II 316-337-340 | Constans 320-337-350 | (daughter) ∞ Justus | Crispus d. 326 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jovian 331-363-364 | Marina Severa | Valentinian I Emperor of the West VALENTINIANIC DYNASTY | Justina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constantia 361–383 | Gratian Emperor of the West 359-367-383 | Galla | Theodosius I Emperor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to other tetrarchs
Other rulers of the tetrarchy were related to the Constantinian dynasty:
- Maximian: adoptive father and stepfather-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, father-in-law of Constantine, stepgrandfather-in-law of Licinius
- Maxentius: 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
Notes
- Julian, Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum 270 D, Roman-emperors.org
References
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