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Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450
Theodosius II, called "the Calligrapher", was Roman emperor from 402 to 450. He was proclaimed Augustus as an infant and ruled as the Eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his father Arcadius in 408. His reign was marked by the promulgation of the Theodosian law code…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pulcheria
Byzantine empress (398/399 – 453)
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One who governs in place of a monarch
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Roman imperial honorific title given to empresses
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Byzantine Empire
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
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