of Rome, Flavius Valentinian III

Birth Name of Rome, Flavius Valentinian III
Gender male
Age at Death 34 years, 8 months, 14 days

Narrative

Western Roman Emperor 425-455
In 425, Valentinian was placed on the Western imperial throne under the regency of his mother by the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II. Valentinian was a weak ruler, at first controlled by his mother and later by the powerful general Flavius Ætius. During his reign, the Western Empire was ravaged: in Africa by the Vandal king Genseric in 429, and in the Danubian provinces, Gaul, and Italy, by Attila, King of the Huns in 441. In 451, Ætius won a major victory over Attila at Chalons-sur-Marne, Gaul. In 454, Valentinian had Ætius killed, however 2 of the generals supporters killed Valentinian the next year.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 419-07-02 Ravenna, Italy   1
Event Note

B: Constantinople?

Death 454-03-16 Campus Martius, Rome, Italy   1

Age: 34y 8m 14d

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Gratianus of Rome, Constantine III360421
Mother Rome, Galla Placida450-11-27
         of Rome, Flavius Valentinian III 419-07-02 454-03-16
    Sister     Honoria, Justa Grata 421

Families

Family of of Rome, Flavius Valentinian III and Eudoxia, Licinia
Married Wife Eudoxia, Licinia ( * 422 + 460 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 437-10-29 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire Religious Marriage 1
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Vandais, Eudoric Eudoxia438480
La Jeune, Galla Placidia440