Galla Placidia in Wikipedia
Aelia Galla Placidia (392 – November 27, 450), daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, was
the consort of Ataulf king of the Goths and after his death the Empress consort of Constantius
III, Western Roman Emperor. Family -
Placidia was the daughter of Roman Emperor Theodosius I and his second wife Galla.[1] Her older
brother Gratian died young. Her mother died in childbirth in 394, giving birth to John, who
died with their mother.[2] Placidia was a younger, paternal half-sister of Emperors Arcadius
and Honorius. Her older half-sister Pulcheria predeceased her parents as mentioned in the
writings of Gregory of Nyssa, placing the death of Pulcheria prior to the death of Aelia
Flaccilla, first wife of Theodosius I, in 385.[3] Her paternal grandparents were Count
Theodosius and his wife Thermantia, as mentioned in the "Historia Romana" by Paul the Deacon.
Her maternal grandparents were Valentinian I and his second wife Justina, as mentioned by
Jordanes...
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