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Petronius Maximus

396 - 455

Petronius Maximus

Petronius Maximus (c. 397 – 31 May 455) was Roman emperor of the West for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman magister militum, Aëtius, and the Western Roman emperor, Valentinian III. After the assassination of Aëtius and the subsequent death of Valentinian III, Maximus secured the support of the Senate and utilized bribery to gain the favor of palace officials, enabling him to ascend to power. He strengthened his position by forcing Licinia Eudoxia, Valentinian's widow, to marry him and forcing her daughter Eudocia to marry his son, cancelling her betrothal to the son of the Vandal king Genseric. This infuriated both Eudocia and Genseric, who sent a fleet to Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petronius Maximus is the 1,438th most popular politician (down from 948th in 2019), the 565th most popular biography from Italy (down from 409th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Italian Politician.

Petronius Maximus was most famous for being a Roman Emperor. He was the emperor of Rome from 455 to 456.

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Among politicians, Petronius Maximus ranks 1,438 out of 19,576. Before him are Julius Streicher, Valdemar IV of Denmark, Trygve Lie, Aurangzeb, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse. After him are Clement Attlee, Samo, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Jiang Qing, Edith Wilson, and Vladimir II Monomakh.

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Among people born in 396, Petronius Maximus ranks 2. Before him is Marcian. Among people deceased in 455, Petronius Maximus ranks 2. Before him is Valentinian III. After him are Justa Grata Honoria, Kumaragupta I, and Arnobius the Younger.