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==Life==
Constantine was born in 718, the son and successor of Emperor [[Leo III the Isaurian|Leo III]] and Maria. His derogatory nickname ''Kopronymos'' derives from kopra (feces) and onoma (name). This nickname, given to him by [[iconodule]] sources (with whom he had many conflicts), refers to him allegedly defecating in the [[baptism]]al [[font ]] or the imperial purple cloth with which he was swaddled.
In August of 720 he was associated on the throne by his father, who had him marry a Khazar princess, baptized [[Irene of Athens]] (''Eirēnē'', "peace") in 732. Constantine V then succeeded his father as sole emperor on [[April 19]], 741.
