Tiberius (son of Justinian II)

Tiberius
Co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Justinian II and his son Tiberius
Reign	706–711 (alongside Justinian II)
Predecessor	Justinian II
Successor	Philippikos Bardanes
Born	705 Khazaria
Died	711 Constantinople
Dynasty	Heraclian Dynasty
Father	Justinian II
Mother	Theodora of Khazaria

Heraclian dynasty
Chronology
Heraclius		610–641
with Constantine III as co-emperor, 613–641
Constantine III		641
with Heraklonas as co-emperor
Heraklonas		641
Constans II		641–668
with Constantine IV (654–668), Heraclius and Tiberius (659–668) as co-emperors
Constantine IV		668–685
with Heraclius and Tiberius (668–681), and Justinian II (681–685) as co-emperors
Justinian II		685–695, 705–711
with Tiberius as co-emperor, 706–711
Succession
Preceded by Justinian dynasty and Phocas		Followed by Twenty Years' Anarchy

Tiberius (Greek: Τιβέριος, Tiberios) was the only son of the Byzantine emperor Justinian II, and his only child by his second wife Theodora of Khazaria, whom he married ca. 704 whilst in exile among the Khazars. Tiberius was probably born in 705, during his father's absence in a bid to regain the Byzantine throne. Following Justinian's success, Tiberius and his mother were recalled to Constantinople, where the infant was raised to co-emperor. The only thing known of him thereafter is his participation in the festive reception of Pope Constantine I in early 711. Following the overthrow of his father in December 711, he was murdered by the patrikios Mauros and John Strouthos, and buried in the Church of the Holy Unmercenaries.

Sources

• Winkelmann, Friedhelm; Lilie, Ralph-Johannes, eds. (2001), "Tiberios (#8490)", Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit: I. Abteilung (641–867) - 5. Band: Theophylaktos (#8346) – az-Zubair (#8675), Anonymi (#10001–12149) (in German), Walter de Gruyter, p. 51, ISBN 978-3-11-016675-0