Konstantinos 41 was a native of Armenia (ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίων): Leo Gramm. 249, Georg. Mon. Cont. 835, Ps.-Symeon 681, Theoph. Cont. IV 31 (p. 194) (cited below), V 12 (p. 230) (καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξ Ἀρμενίων ἕλκων τὸ γένος). Father of Thomas 9: Theoph. Cont. IV 2 (p. 150), IV 36 (p. 198), V 12 (p. 229), Leo Gramm. 249, Georg. Mon. Cont. 835, Ps.-Symeon 681. In 842 or 843 he was droungarios of the Vigla, when he was sent to deliver an ultimatum to the iconoclast patriarch Ioannes 5 either to accept the veneration of icons or to retire from his see and the city until a council of bishops could be convened to debate the matter with him: Theoph. Cont. IV 2-3 (pp. 150-151) (τὸν τῆς βίγλης δρουγγάριον - Κωνσταντῖνος δὲ οὗτος ἦν - ὁ τοῦ πατρικίου Θωμᾶ καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα γεγονότος λογοθέτου τοῦ δρόμου πατήρ), Ps.-Symeon 647 (διὰ Κωνσταντίνου δρουγγαρίου τῆς βίγλης). He was also droungarios of the Vigla in 866 (δρουγγάριος ὢν τῆς βίγλας: Leo Gramm. 249); after the birth of Leo 25 (the future emperor Leo VI) in September 866, Konstantinos 41 rode for the White faction in the chariot races held in the palace of St Mamas to celebrate the event: Leo Gramm. 249, Georg. Mon. Cont. 835, Ps.-Symeon 681. Two sources, Leo Gramm. and Georg. Mon. Cont., identify Konstantinos 41 as the droungarios; one, Ps.-Symeon, describes him as father of Thomas 9 the patrikios and of Genesios the droungarios of the Vigla (II PBE), and specifies no office for Konstantinos 41. He is also alluded to in connection with chariot racing under Michael III (Michael 11) in Theophanes Continuatus; on some other occasion, Konstantinos 41 rode for the Greens; he was the logothetes and the father of Thomas 9 who was a patrikios and who was also (later) logothetes of the dromos: Theoph. Cont. IV 36 (p. 198) (καὶ πράσινος ὁ λογοθέτης Κωνσταντῖνος, ὁ πατρικίου Θωμᾶ καὶ γεγονότος λογοθέτου τοῦ δρόμου πατήρ), cf. Zon. XVI 4. 4 (unnamed logothetes of the dromos who rode in the chariot races for the Greens). He had two sons, Thomas 9 and Genesios (the historian) (II PBE}: see Winkelmann, Quellenstudien, p. 174, with n. 586.

In 858, when the patriarch Ignatios 1 was overthrown by the Caesar Bardas 5 and kept imprisoned in the sarcophagus of Constantine V Copronymus (Konstantinos 7) in atrocious conditions, Konstantinos 41 secretly brought food and comfort to him in his privations: Theoph. Cont. IV 31 (p. 194) (Κωνσταντῖνος ἦν ὁ Ἀρμενιακός), Ps.-Symeon 667-668 (Κωνσταντῖνον τὸν Ἀρμένιον). Patrikios; he attended a banquet given by Antigonos 1 and Bardas 5 at which were present leading senators and Bulgar representatives; when a wrestling match was arranged between a Bulgar champion and Basilios 7 (the future emperor Basil I), it was Konstantinos 41, fellow-Armenian with Basilios 7 and sympathetic to him, who objected to the contest taking place on a slippery surface which could injure Basilios 7's chances: Theoph. Cont. V 12 (pp. 229-230). In 866 he was droungarios of the Vigla and was present at Kepoi in Thrakesion when Bardas 5 was murdered; it was he who intervened after the Caesar's murder to protect the emperor Michael III (Michael 11) from the soldiers who sought to kill him and avenge Bardas 5: Theoph. Cont. IV 41 (p. 206) (ὁ τῆς βίγλης δρουγγάριος - Κωνσταντῖνος δὲ ἦν).

A native of Armenia, sent by the Armenian authorities and his own brothers as a hostage for a peace treaty to Theophilos 5, he rose through his good qualities and appearance to become droungarios of the arithmos or of the Vigla, then became patrikios and logothetes of the dromos; when Ioannes 5 was deposed as patriarch Konstantinos 41 was commander of the exkoubita and was accused by Ioannes 5 of inflicting wounds on him in the patriarchal residence; he was presumably one of the unnamed men of the imperial guard initially sent to remove Ioannes from the patriarchal residence (ἄνδρας ἀξιολόγους τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς φυλακῆς βασιλέως); the wounds were found to have been self inflicted; this incident increased the reputation of Konstantinos 41: Genesius IV 3 (Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ ἐξ Ἀρμενίων καὶ τῷ τῶν ἐξκουβίτων ἐμπρέποντος τάγματι; later, τοῦτον ... τὸν κεχρηματικότα ἀπόγονον Ἀρμενίων, ἐξ ἀρχηγῶν καὶ συναυταδέλφων σταλέντα πρὸς βασιλέα Θεόφιλον ἐπικηρυκευσέως ὅμηρον, ὃ οὐ μετὰ μακρὸν χρόνον διά τε τῆν αὐτοῦ ψυχῆς τε καὶ σώματος εὐκοσμίαν καὶ τὴν ἄλλην περὶ τὰ βέλτιστα φιλόκαλον πρόθεσιν δρουγγάριος τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ ἤτοι τῆς βασιλικῆς βίγλης καθίσταται, ἐντεῦθεν πατρίκιός τε καὶ λογοθέτης τοῦ δρόμου γεραίρεται). A native of Armenia (τὸν ἐξ Ἀρμενίων Κωνσταντῖνον, οὗ προμεμνήμεθα), he was asked for protection by Theoktistos 3, who was then held under arrest at the Skyla; Konstantinos 41, being a man of good character (χρηστότητος τρόποις φερόμενος), closed the doors leading to the triklinon of Justinian, to prevent the entry of troops from that direction and avoid the shedding of Christian blood until a decision could be reached on Theoktistos 3's exile; when the soldiers sent by the emperor came he tried to calm them, but could not prevent their entry and the murder of Theoktistos 3: Genesius IV 10. He opposed the appointment of Photius (Photios 1) as patriarch in place of Ignatios 1 on the grounds that Photios 1 was a layman; later he brought relief to the deposed patriarch Ignatios 1, in distress in the tomb of Constantine V Copronymus (Konstantinos 7), by visiting him secretly with food and drink: Genesius IV 18. He narrowly escaped death once while taking part with the emperor Michael III (Michael 11) in the chariot races; the chariot overturned: Genesius IV 19. When Bardas 5 was murdered, on 21 April of indiction 14, Konstantinos 41 was present as droungarios and commander of the Vigla and defended the emperor, allegedly preventing him from also being a killed (ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλικῆς βίγλης ὑπερασπίζων ἦν βασιλεῖ Κωνσταντῖνος δρουγγάριος); in addition he averted further fighting between the supporters and opponents of Bardas 5 after the murder: Genesius IV 23. He and Antigonos 1 once visited Theophiliskos (Theophilos 7) and there witnessed the great wrestling prowess of Basilios 7; as a result of this Basilios 7 became known to the emperor Michael III (Michael 11): Genesius IV 26.

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