Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople
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Constantine II was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 754 to 766. He was deposed and jailed after the discovery of an iconophile plot against Emperor Constantine V in June 766. In autumn 767, he was paraded through the Hippodrome of Constantinople, and finally beheaded.
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| Preceded by Anastasius |
Patriarch of Constantinople 754–766 |
Succeeded by Nicetas I |
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