Heraclius Constantine

Heraclius Constantine
Emperor of the Romans
Solidus of Heraclius Constantine (right) with his father Heraclius (left)
Byzantine emperor
Reign22 January 613 – 11 February 641
(as co-emperor)
11 February – 25 May 641
(as emperor)
Coronation22 January 613
PredecessorHeraclius
SuccessorHeraclonas
Co-emperorHeraclonas
Born3 May 612
Died25 May 641 (aged 29)
Chalcedon, Bithynia
(now Kadıköy, Istanbul)
Cause of deathTuberculosis
SpouseGregoria
IssueConstans II
Theodosius
Names
Heraclius Constantinus
Regnal name
Latin: Imperator Caesar Flavius Heraclius novus Constantinus Augustus
Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Ἡράκλειος νέος Κωνσταντῖνος αὐγουστος
DynastyHeraclian
FatherHeraclius
MotherFabia Eudokia
ReligionChalcedonian Christianity

Heraclius Constantine (Latin: Heraclius novus Constantinus; Greek: Ἡράκλειος νέος Κωνσταντῖνος, romanizedHērákleios néos Kōnstantīnos; 3 May 612 – 25 May 641), often enumerated as Constantine III, was one of the shortest reigning sole Byzantine emperors, ruling for three months in 641. He was the eldest son of Emperor Heraclius and his first wife Fabia Eudokia.