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Valentinian II ( Latin: Valentinianus; 371 – 15 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usurper, and finally became sole ruler after 388, albeit with limited de facto powers. A son of emperor Valentinian I and ...
- 22 November 375 – 15 May 392 (senior from 28 August 388)
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May 11, 2024 · Valentinian II (born 371, Treveri, Belgica [modern Trier, Germany]—died May 15, 392, Vienna, Viennensis [modern Vienne, France]) was the Roman emperor from 375 to 392. Valentinian was the son of the emperor Valentinian I and his second wife, Justina. On November 22, 375, five days after the death of his father, the four-year-old Valentinian ...
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Valentinian II was born at Treviri in AD 371, the son of Valentinian and Justina, as the half-brother to Gratian. At the death of Valentinian in AD 375, Gratian became sole emperor of the west. But within a mere five days Valentinian II, who was only four years old at the time, was hailed emperor at Aquincum by the Danubian troops.
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Valentinian II. Valentinian II, 371?–392, Roman emperor of the West (375–92), son of Valentinian I. Upon the death of his father, he was proclaimed emperor with his brother Gratian as coregent. After the death (378) of Valens, Gratian made Theodosius I ruler in the East. Valentinian's reign during his minority was troubled by the religious ...
Valentinian II was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usurper, and finally became sole ruler after 388, albeit with limited de facto powers.
Jan 11, 2021 · Valentinian II was born at Treviri in AD 371, the son of Valentinian and Justina, as the half-brother to Gratian. At the death of Valentinian in AD 375, Gratian became sole emperor of the west. But within a mere five days Valentinian II, who was only four years old at the time, was hailed emperor at Aquincum by the Danubian troops.
Solidus of Valentinian II showing Valentinian and Theodosius I on the reverse, each holding a mappa. On the death of Gratian, the 12 year old Valentinian II (r. 375–392) became the sole augustus in the west. Maximus attempted to persuade Valentinian to move his court to Trier, but Ambrose, suspecting treachery, made excuses while securing the ...
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