Maria of Amnia

Maria of Amnia
Empress of the Byzantine Empire
Tenure788–795
Bornc. 770
Amnia, Paphlagonia
(now Central Anatolia, Anatolia, Turkey)
Diedafter 823
SpouseConstantine VI
Issue
Detail
Euphrosyne, Byzantine Empress
MotherHypatia

Maria of Amnia (Greek: Μαρία, 770 – after 823) was a Byzantine empress, the first wife of Constantine VI. Through her mother Hypatia, Maria was a granddaughter of Saint Philaretos, a magnate from the Armeniakon Theme known for his charitable activities, a relation mentioned in his hagiography. Maria was born in Amnia, Paphlagonia.