Aelia Pulcheria (January 19 398 or 399 – 453) was the second child of Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Empress Aelia Eudoxia. Her older sister was Flaccilla born in 397 but assumed to have died young. Her younger siblings were Arcadia born in 400 Theodosius II the future emperor and Marina both born in 401. When her father died in 408 Theodosius II was made Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire at seven years old.
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