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Galla Placidia

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Also known as Aelia Galla Placidia

4th-century Roman Empress

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Galla Placidia was a female politician and empress consort of the Theodosian dynasty. Born in 386, she was the daughter of Theodosius I and Galla, and a sibling of Arcadius and Honorius. She held citizenship in both Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire during the Low Roman Empire period. Her family belonged to the Aelia gens, and she spoke Latin.

Placidia was married to Ataulf and Constantius III. She was the mother of Valentinian III and Justa Grata Honoria. She died in Rome on November 27, 450.

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Type
Group
Origin
Japan
Active from
1995
Active to
2014-01-01
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Discography

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Key facts

Born
392/93
Died
27 November 450 (aged 57–58)
Burial
Rome (she is not buried in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia , Ravenna )
Spouse
Ataulf , Constantius III
Issue
Theodosius Justa Grata Honoria Valentinian III
Dynasty
Theodosian and Valentinianic
Father
Theodosius I
Mother
Galla
Religion
Nicene Christianity

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Encyclopedic overview

Galla Placidia (392/93 – 27 November 450), daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was a mother, tutor, and advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, from 414 until his death in 415, briefly empress consort to Constantius III in 421, and managed the government administration as a regent during the early reign of Valentinian III until her death.

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