Valentinian III
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire (419-455)
- Fame60.7
- Momentum15.8
- Historical Figures rank#130
Source-basedStable
- Fame60.7
- Momentum15.8
- Historical Figures rank#130
- Wikipedia20.1K
Lived 419–455, aged 36Italy
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He became Roman emperor at six, ruled for three decades while the Western Empire crumbled around him, then murdered his best general and got killed by the dead man's guards.
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Born 2 July 419, son of Galla Placidia and Constantius III, Valentinian III descended from two imperial dynasties: great-grandson of Valentinian I and grandson of Theodosius I. He took the throne in the West at age six in 425, making him the youngest sole emperor in Western Roman history. His mother Galla Placidia and the military commander Flavius Aetius wielded the real power through decades dominated by civil wars among generals and barbarian invasions. Aetius led a coalition that turned back Attila the Hun at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, then Pope Leo I negotiated an end to a seco…
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Stable60.7
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Momentum15.8
Historical22.7
Now attention9.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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