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Valentinian III (Latin: Placidus Valentinianus; 2 July 419 – 16 March 455) was Roman emperor in the West from 425 to 455. Made emperor in childhood, his reign over the Roman Empire was one of the longest, but was dominated by powerful generals vying for power amid civil wars and the invasions of late antiquity 's Migration Period , including ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Valentinian III (born July 2, 419, Ravenna [Italy]—died March 16, 455, Rome) was a Roman emperor from 425 to 455. At no time in his long reign were the affairs of state personally managed by Valentinian. He was the son of the patrician Flavius Constantius (who ruled as Constantius III in 421) and Galla Placidia.
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Valentinian III., mit vollständigem Namen Flavius Placidus Valentinianus, war von 425 bis 455 Kaiser des Weströmischen Reiches. Er war der Sohn Constantius III. und stand während seiner Regierungszeit lange unter dem Einfluss seiner Mutter Galla Placidia und des mächtigen Heermeisters Flavius Aëtius.
The combined forces of Placidia and Theodosius invaded Italy in 425, capturing and executing Joannes. Valentinian was then proclaimed augusta on his first anniversary, as Valentinian III (r. 425–455) at Rome on 23 October 425, with Placidia as regent.
VALENTINIAN III, ROMAN EMPEROR Reigned 424 to 455; Caesar, Oct. 23, 424; Augustus, Oct. 23, 425; b. son of Constantius III in Ravenna, July 2, 419; assassinated, Rome, March 16, 455. His mother and regent, Galla Placidia (d. November 450), successfully played off the Roman generals Felix, Boniface, and Aetius against one another.
Reference. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Valentinian III. views updated. Valentinian III, 419–55, Roman emperor of the West (425–55). Two years after the death of his uncle, Honorius, he was placed on the throne by his cousin Theodosius II, who deposed the usurper John.
