Faustina the Younger

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Roman empress member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty noblewoman

Faustina the Younger was a Roman empress of the 2nd century AD, daughter of Emperor Antoninus Pius, noted for her political influence and role in the imperial family during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.

Aliases (1)

Annia Galeria Faustina Minor ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman empress → member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty → noblewoman →
associatedWith	reign of Antoninus Pius → reign of Marcus Aurelius →
birthDate	c. 130 →
birthPlace	Rome →
burialPlace	Mausoleum of Hadrian → Rome →
child	Annia Aurelia Fadilla → Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla → Annia Cornificia Faustina → Commodus → Cornificia (daughter of Marcus Aurelius) → Domitia Faustina → Hadrianus → Lucilla → Marcus Annius Verus (son of Marcus Aurelius) → Titus Aelius Antoninus → Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus → Vibia Aurelia Sabina →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathDate	175 →
deathPlace	Cappadocia → Halala →
era	2nd century AD →
father	Antoninus Pius →
fatherInLaw	Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) →
fullName	Annia Galeria Faustina Minor →
hasWorkOfArt	Temple of Faustina and Antoninus in the Roman Forum (joint dedication) → numerous Roman imperial coins bearing her image →
honouredWith	deification after death →
mother	Faustina the Elder →
motherInLaw	Domitia Lucilla the Younger →
nobleFamily	Antonine dynasty →
notableFor	political influence at the court of Marcus Aurelius → role in imperial succession of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty →
positionHeld	Augusta → Roman empress →
receivedTitle	Augusta in 147 →
religion	Roman polytheism →
sexOrGender	female →
sibling	Aurelia Fadilla → Cornificia (sister of Faustina the Younger) → Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (brother) → Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus →
spouse	Marcus Aurelius →
title	Augusta → Mater Castrorum → Mater Patriae → Mater Senatus →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antoninus Pius →	child
Faustina the Younger ("Annia Galeria Faustina Minor") →	fullName
Commodus →	mother
Claudius Pompeianus →	motherInLaw
Marcus Aurelius →	spouse