Theodora Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora o ...

is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to:

Historical figures known as Theodora

Byzantine empresses

Theodora (wife of Justinian I) Theodora (; Greek: Θεοδώρα; 50028 June 548), sometimes enumerated as Theodora I, was Byzantine empress by marriage to emperor Justinian. She became empress upon Justinian's accession in 527 and had commanding or considerable influence o ...

( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church *

Theodora of Khazaria Theodora of Khazaria (Greek: Θεοδώρα τῶν Χαζάρων) was Byzantine empress as the second wife of Justinian II. She was a sister of Busir, khagan of the Khazars, but their relation to other Khazar rulers such as Bihar, father of th ...

, 7th-century empress, wife of Justinian II *

Theodora (wife of Theophilos) Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα; 815 – c. 867), sometimes called Theodora the Armenian or Theodora the Blessed, was Byzantine empress as the wife of Byzantine emperor Theophilos from 830 to 842 and regent for the couple's young son Michael ...

, 9th-century empress, saint by the Orthodox Church *

Theodora (wife of Romanos I) Theodora ( grc-x-medieval, Θεοδώρα, ; died 20 February 922) was a humble Greek woman who became Byzantine Empress consort by marriage to Romanos I Lekapenos.Adelbert Davids (2002). ''The Empress Theophano: Byzantium and the West at the Turn o ...

, 10th-century empress *

Theodora (daughter of Constantine VII) Theodora (in Greek: Θεοδώρα; born c. 946) was Byzantine empress as the second wife of John I Tzimiskes.Lynda Garland (2006). ''Byzantine Women: Varieties of Experience 800-1200''. She was a daughter of Constantine VII and Helena Lekapene. H ...

, 10th-century empress, wife of John I Tzimiskes *

Theodora Porphyrogenita Theodora Porphyrogenita ( el, Θεοδώρα Πορφυρογέννητη, ''Theodōra Porphyrogenítē''; c. 98031 August 1056) was Byzantine Empress from 21 April 1042 to her death on 31 August 1056, and sole ruler from 11 January 1055. She w ...

(c. 980–1056), empress regnant in 1042 and 1055–1056 * Theodora Palaiologina (c. 1240–1303), wife of Michael VIII Palaiologos

Trebizonian empresses

Theodora Axuchina Alexios I Megas Komnenos ( el, Αλέξιος Κομνηνός; c. 1182 – 1 February 1222) or Alexius I Megas Comnenus was, with his brother David, the founder of the Empire of Trebizond and its ruler from 1204 until his death in 1222. The two ...

, empress consort of Alexios I of Trebizond * Theodora of Trebizond (before 1253 – after 1285), empress regnant from 1284 to 1285 *

Theodora Kantakouzene Theodora Komnene Kantakouzene (c. 1340 – after 1390) was the Empress consort of Alexios III of Trebizond. Family Theodora is considered a daughter of Nikephoros Kantakouzenos, '' sebastokratōr''. According to the history of their kinsman Joh ...

(c. 1240 – after 1290), empress consort of Alexios III of Trebizond *

Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond) Theodora Kantakouzene Megale Komnene (died 12 November 1426) was the Empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond. Said to be very beautiful, according to the chronicle of Laonikos Chalkokondyles, she was accused by her son, John Megas Komnenos, ...

, empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond

Others

* Theodora of Emesa, 5th-century Neoplatonist *

Flavia Maximiana Theodora Flavia Maximiana Theodora (c. 275 – before 337) was a Roman empress, wife of Constantius Chlorus. She is often referred to as a stepdaughter of Emperor Maximian by ancient sources, leading to claims by historians Otto Seeck and Ernest Stein tha ...

, daughter of the Roman emperor Maximian and second wife of emperor Constantius I *

Episcopa Theodora ''Episcopa Theodora'' is the Greek inscription on a 9th-century Christian mosaic in the Chapel of Bishop Zeno of Verona located within the Church of Saint Praxedis the Martyress in Rome. The honorific title refers to the Lady Theodora, the ...

, mother of Pope Paschal I in the 9th century *

Theodora (senatrix) Theodora (c. 870 – 916) was a senatrix and ''serenissima vestaratrix'' of Rome. She was the mother of Marozia, alleged concubine to Pope Sergius III, and the mother of Pope John XI, fathered by—according to Liutprand of Cremona and the '' ...

, Roman senatrix and mother of Marozia; concubine to Pope Sergius III * Theodora Komnene (disambiguation) *

Theodora Tocco Theodora Tocco (née Maddalena Tocco) (died November 1429) was the first wife of Constantine Palaiologos while he was Despot of Morea. Her husband would become the last Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Family Maddalena Tocco was a daughter o ...

, despoina consort of Constantine, Despot in Morea (later Constantine XI Palaiologos). *

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969) Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (; 30 May 1906 – 16 October 1969) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess as well as Margravine of Baden through her marriage to Berthold, pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden. The secon ...

, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark *

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (born 1983) Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (, born 9 June 1983), also known under her stage name Theodora Greece, is a British actress and member of the former Greek royal family and the Danish royal family. Biography Early life Theodora was ...

, daughter of Constantine II of Greece *

Theodora (Roman martyr) Theodora was a Roman martyr. The little we know about her life is attributed to the ''Acta'' of Pope St. Alexander. She was the sister of St. Hermes, to whom she had given aid and care during his difficult time in prison. She was martyred some tim ...

, 2nd-century Christian martyr and saint *

Theodora and Didymus Saints Theodora and Didymus (died 304) are Christian saints whose legend is based on a 4th-century ''acta'' and the word of Saint Ambrose. The pair were martyred in the reigns of co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus. St. Theodora s ...

, early Christian martyrs *

Theodora of Alexandria Theodora of Alexandria was a saint and Desert Mother who was married to a prefect of Egypt. In order to perform penance for adultery, she disguised herself as a man and, pretending to be a eunuch, joined a monastery in the Thebaid. Her true ide ...

, Eastern Orthodox saint *

Theodora of Arta Theodora Petraliphaina ( el, Θεοδώρα Πετραλίφαινα), canonized as Saint Theodora of Arta ( el, Αγία Θεοδώρα της Άρτας; ca. 1225 – after 1270), was a consort of Epirus and an Orthodox Christian saint. L ...

, 13th-century Empress of Epirus *

Theodora of Sihla St. Theodora of Sihla (born 1650 – d. ?) is a Romanian Christian Orthodox saint, commemorated on August 7. Life Born in Vânători-Neamț, Neamț County during the reign of Vasile Lupu, she was the daughter of the chief armourer of Neamț ...

, Romanian Orthodox saint

Works of art

* ''Theodora'' (Handel) (HWV 68), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, based on the story of Theodora and Didymus *Either of these Italian silent films set in the Byzantine Empire: ** ''Theodora'' (1914 film) ** ''Theodora'' (1921 film)

Other uses

Theodora Children's Charity Theodora Children's Charity is a British charity which helps sick and disabled children across the UK. It was founded in 1994 and the charity focuses on improving the lives of children in hospitals and hospices through music and entertainment. A ...

, British charity * ''Theodora'', a synonym of the legume genus ''