Family
By his first wife, Tzitzak ("Irene of Khazaria"), Constantine V had one son:
- Leo IV, who succeeded as emperor.
By his second wife, Maria, Constantine V is not known to have had children.
By his third wife, Eudokia, Constantine V had five sons and a daughter, including:
- Christopher, Caesar
- Nikephoros, Caesar
- Niketas, Nobelissimos
- Eudokimos, Nobelissimos
- Anthimos, Nobelissimos
- Anthousa
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