Aelia Eudoxia I

Aelia Eudocia (†404): name of an East-Roman empress, wife of Arcadius.

Relatives

Father: Bauto, a Frank
Husband: Arcadius
Children: Pulcheria, Theodosius II, Arcadia, Marina, Flacilla

Life

395, 27 April: Marries Arcadius
Opponent of Eutropius, Arcacius' powerful right-hand man, who is killed in 399.
400, 9 January: Made Augusta
At first an adherent of John Chrysostom, who had made her empress
Later, she became his adversary; she may have played a role in the decision to have him exiled (Synod of the Oak)
404, 6 October: Death after a miscarraige

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