Galla Placidia (©!!)
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Galla Placidia
(c.393-450): empress of the West-Roman empire (423-437).
Relatives:
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father: Theodosius
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mother: Galla
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first husband: Athaulfus
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son: Theodosius (died in infancy)
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second husband: Constantius III
Main deeds:
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educated by Serena, wife of Stilicho
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408: taken captive by the Visigoths of king Alaric
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410: Visigoths sack Rome; death of Alaric, who is succeeded by Athaulf
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414: princess Galla Placidia is forced to marry king Athaulf
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415: death of their new-born son Theodosius, and his father
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416: Visigoths and Romans conclude a treaty; Galla Placidia, now widow,
returns to the imperial court
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417: Her half-brother, the emperor Honorius, marries general commander
Constantius, who is recognized as emperor (Constantius III) in 421. Galla
Placidia is called Augusta. Constantius soon dies
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423: Galla Placidia is exiled to Rome, but she and her young son Valentinian
move to Constantinople; Valentinian engaged to Eudoxia III (daughter of Theodosius
II); death of Honorius,
usurpation of Johannes;
Theodosius II immediately recognizes Valentinian as emperor in the west
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425: Johannes killed by East-Roman troops; he is succeeded by Valentinian
as emperor, but Galla Placidia is the real ruler in the western half of
the Roman empire
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437: Valentinian marries Eudoxia; Galla Placidia retires
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27 November 450: Galla Placidia dies
Buildings: The name of Galla Placidia is connected to a mausoleum
in Ravenna, which is, however, not her resting place. |
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