Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)

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Julia Drusilla was the only surviving daughter of the Roman emperor Caligula, briefly designated as his heir before being murdered alongside her parents in 41 CE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman noblewoman
member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
ageAtDeath about 1–2 years
associatedWithEvent assassination of Caligula in 41 CE
birthDate 39 CE
birthPlace Rome
causeOfDeath assassination
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
culture ancient Roman
deathDate 41 CE
deathPlace Rome
dynasty Julio-Claudian dynasty
ethnicity Roman
executionContext purge following Caligula’s assassination
familyName Drusilla
father Caligula
gender female
givenName Julia
grandfather Germanicus
grandmother Agrippina the Elder
historicalEra early Roman Empire
house House of Caesar
killedAlongWith Caligula
Milonia Caesonia
languageOfName Latin
mentionedIn De vita Caesarum
surface form: Suetonius’ "The Twelve Caesars"
mother Milonia Caesonia
namedAfter Julia Drusilla
surface form: Drusilla (sister of Caligula)
notableEvent designated as heir by Caligula in 40–41 CE
murdered during the assassination of Caligula
notableFor being briefly designated as Caligula’s heir
being the only surviving daughter of Emperor Caligula
parentOf no known children
paternalUncle Claudius
politicalSignificance symbolic continuation of Caligula’s line
positionHeld designated heir of Caligula
realm Roman Empire
surface form: Roman Empire during Caligula’s reign
relatedTo Agrippina the Younger
Drusus Julius Caesar (paternal grandfather’s line)
Tiberius
surface form: Tiberius (through the Claudian line)
residence Regio X Palatium
surface form: Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill, Rome
siblingCount no surviving full siblings
socialStatus imperial family member
statusAtDeath infant or toddler
successorAsEmperor Claudius
timePeriod 1st century CE
title daughter of the emperor (filia Augusti)

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Caligula child Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)
Milonia Caesonia child Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)
this entity surface form: Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula and Caesonia)
Milonia Caesonia motherOf Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)
this entity surface form: Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula and Caesonia)