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The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great who became the sole ruler of the empire in 324. The dynasty is also called Neo-Flavian because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius, similarly to the rulers of the first Flavian dynasty in the 1st century.

Stemmata

In italics the Augusti and the Augustae.

Constantius Chlorus
1. From relationship between Constantius Chlorus and Helena
  - Constantine I
    1. From marriage between Constantine I and Minervina
      - Crispus
    2. From marriage between Constantine I and Fausta
      - Constantina, wife of Hannibalianus and Constantius Gallus
      - Constantine II
      - Constantius II
        No offspring from marriage between Constantius II and his first wife, daughter of Julius Constantius
        
        No offspring from marriage between Constantius II and Eusebia
        
        From marriage between Constantius II and Faustina
        Flavia Maxima Faustina Constantia, wife of Gratian
      - Constans I
      - Helena, wife of Julian
2. From marriage between Constantius Chlorus and Theodora
  - Flavius Dalmatius
    1. From marriage between Flavius Dalmatius and unknown wife
      - Flavius Dalmatius
      - Hannibalianus, husband of Constantina
  - Julius Constantius
    1. From marriage between Julius Constantius and Galla
      - son, died in the purges of 337^[1]
      - daughter, first wife of Constantius II
      - Constantius Gallus
        No offspring from marriage between Gallus and Constantina
    2. From marriage between Julius Constantius and Basilina
      - Julian
        No offspring from marriage between Julian and Helena, daughter of Constantine I
  - Hannibalianus (must have died before the imperial purges that occurred in 337 because he is not listed among its victims);
  - Anastasia;
  - Flavia Julia Constantia, wife of Licinius
    1. - Valerius Licinianus Licinius
  - Eutropia
    1. From marriage between Eutropia and Virius Nepotianus
      - Nepotianus

Family tree

Afranius Hannibalianus

Eutropia

Maximian
Emperor of the West

Theodora

Constantius Chlorus
250-305-306

Helena of Constantinople
250–330

Maxentius
Emperor of the West

Constantia
293–330
∞ Licinius
250-308-324-325

Flavius Dalmatius
censor

Julius Constantius
d. 337
∞ 1.Galla
2.Basilina

Anastasia

Eutropia
∞Virius Nepotianus

Fausta
289–326

Constantine I the Great
272-306-337

Minervina

Dalmatius
caesar

Hannibalianus

(1) Constantius Gallus

(2) Julian
331-360-363

Helena
d. 360

Constantina
∞ 1.Hannibalianus
2.Constantius Gallus

Constantius II
317-337-361
∞ Faustina

Constantine II
316-337-340

Constans
320-337-350

(daughter)
∞ Justus

Crispus
d. 326

Jovian
331-363-364

Marina Severa

Valentinian I
Emperor of the West

Justina

Constantia
361–383

Gratian
Emperor of the West
359-367-383

Galla

Theodosius I
Emperor

Relationship to other tetrarchs

Other rulers of the tetrarchy were related to the Constantinian dynasty:

Maximian: adoptive father and stepfather-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, father-in-law of Constantine, stepgrandfather-in-law of Licinius
Maxentius: adoptive brother and half-brother-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, brother-in-law of Constantine
Licinius: son-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, half-brother-in-law of Constantine

Notes

^ Julian, Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum 270 D, Roman-emperors.org

References

[1] Julian, Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum 270 D, Roman-emperors.org

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