Constantine IV
Constantine IV (Latin: Constantinus; Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, translit. Kōnstantînos; c. 650 – 10 July 685), called the Younger (Latin: iunior; Greek: ὁ νέος, translit. ho néos)[6][7] and often incorrectly the Bearded (Latin: Pogonatus; Greek: Πωγωνᾶτος, translit. Pōgōnãtos) out of confusion with his father,[8][b] was Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685. His reign saw the first serious check to nearly 50 years of uninterrupted Islamic expansion, most notably when he successfully defended Constantinople from the Arabs, and the temporary stabilization of the Byzantine Empire after decades of war, defeats, and civil strife. His calling of the Sixth Ecumenical Council saw the end of the monothelitism controversy in the Byzantine Empire; for this, he is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day on September 3.[5]
For other uses, see Constantine IV (disambiguation).Constantine IV
September 668 – July 685
13 April 654
- Constans II (654–668)
- Heraclius (659–681)
- Tiberius (659–681)
c. 650
Constantinople
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
10 July 685 (aged ≈35)
Constantinople
Imperial attire
By his wife Anastasia, Constantine IV had at least two sons:
