Galla Placidia
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Galla Placidia was a powerful Roman imperial princess and regent of the Western Roman Empire in the early 5th century, known for her political influence during its period of decline.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Galla Placidia canonical | 25 |
| Aelia Galla Placidia | 3 |
| Aelia Galla Placidia Augusta | 1 |
| Aelia Placidia | 1 |
| Aelia Placidia Augusta | 1 |
| Galla Placidia the Elder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2029848 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Galla Placidia Context triple: [Empress Licinia Eudoxia, predecessorAsEmpressConsort, Galla Placidia]
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Aelia Verina
Aelia Verina was a 5th-century Byzantine empress consort and influential political figure, wife of Emperor Leo I and a key player in the imperial court’s power struggles.
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Placidia (daughter of Valentinian III)
Placidia was a late Western Roman imperial princess, the younger daughter of Emperor Valentinian III and Empress Licinia Eudoxia, whose life was intertwined with the empire’s final decades.
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Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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Aelia Flaccilla
Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
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Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Galla Placidia Target entity description: Galla Placidia was a powerful Roman imperial princess and regent of the Western Roman Empire in the early 5th century, known for her political influence during its period of decline.
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Aelia Verina
Aelia Verina was a 5th-century Byzantine empress consort and influential political figure, wife of Emperor Leo I and a key player in the imperial court’s power struggles.
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B.
Placidia (daughter of Valentinian III)
Placidia was a late Western Roman imperial princess, the younger daughter of Emperor Valentinian III and Empress Licinia Eudoxia, whose life was intertwined with the empire’s final decades.
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C.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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D.
Aelia Flaccilla
Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
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E.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial princess
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historical figure ⓘ member of the Theodosian dynasty ⓘ regent of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| activeYears | early 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedBuilding | Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ravenna ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| child |
Justa Grata Honoria
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Thermantia (daughter of Constantius III and Galla Placidia) ⓘ Valentinian III ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| court |
Roman imperial court
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surface form:
Western Roman imperial court
|
| dateOfBirth | circa 388 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 27 November 450 ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection | daughter of the last emperor to rule both Eastern and Western Roman Empires ⓘ |
| endTime | as regent: 437 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| father | Theodosius I ⓘ |
| fullName |
Galla Placidia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aelia Galla Placidia
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| historicalPeriod | decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exercising de facto rule of the Western Roman Empire as regent
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maintaining imperial authority during the decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mother | Galla ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Theodosian dynasty ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
captured during the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410
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married Constantius III in 417 ⓘ married to Visigothic king Athaulf in 414 ⓘ returned to Roman control after Athaulf’s death ⓘ served as regent for her son Valentinian III ⓘ |
| patronage | Christian churches and monuments in Ravenna ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
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| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| politicalRole | influential figure in Western Roman imperial politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld | regent of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| regencyFor | Valentinian III ⓘ |
| religion | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Arcadius
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Honorius ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ataulf
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surface form:
Athaulf
Constantius III ⓘ |
| startTime | as regent: 425 ⓘ |
| title | Augusta ⓘ |
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Subject: Galla Placidia Description of subject: Galla Placidia was a powerful Roman imperial princess and regent of the Western Roman Empire in the early 5th century, known for her political influence during its period of decline.
Referenced by (32)
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