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Faustina the Elder

105 - 140

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Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder, sometimes referred to as Faustina I or Faustina Major (c. 100 – late October 140), was a Roman empress and wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later became her adopted son, along with Emperor Lucius Verus. She died early in the principate of Antoninus Pius, but continued to be prominently commemorated as a diva, posthumously playing a prominent symbolic role during his reign. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Faustina the Elder is the 216th most popular companion (down from 208th in 2019), the 978th most popular biography from Italy (down from 958th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Companion.

Faustina the Elder was a Roman Empress and wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius. She was most famous for her religious devotion, and for being the first Roman Empress to have a temple dedicated to her.

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Among companions, Faustina the Elder ranks 216 out of 784. Before her are Eleanor of Provence, María Isabella of Spain, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Hugh Despenser the younger, Gülfem Hatun, and Maria Feodorovna. After her are Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Anne of Bohemia, Constance of Austria, Joanna la Beltraneja, and Blanche of Burgundy.

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Among people born in 105, Faustina the Elder ranks 1. After her are Emperor Shang of Han, Gaeru of Baekje, and Alexander of Abonoteichus. Among people deceased in 140, Faustina the Elder ranks 1. After her are Menelaus of Alexandria, Basilides, Mithridates V of Parthia, and John Mark.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Faustina the Elder ranks 978 out of 5,161. Before her are Occhiali (1519), Valerius Maximus (-100), Guarino Guarini (1624), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Antipope John XVI (1000), and Franco Modigliani (1918). After her are Gnaeus Naevius (-275), Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), Maurice Garin (1871), Antipope Paschal III (1110), Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848), and Roger de Flor (1267).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Faustina the Elder ranks 23. Before her are Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Margherita of Savoy (1851), Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), Bruttia Crispina (164), Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806), and Clementia of Hungary (1293). After her are Adelaide of Austria (1822), Vibia Sabina (86), Rachele Mussolini (1890), Constantina (325), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), and Domitia Longina (100).

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