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Placidia

441 - 484

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Placidia (Latin: [plaˈkɪdɪ.a]) was a 5th-century Roman noblewoman and briefly empress in the Western Roman Empire. Her father was Valentinian III, Roman emperor in the West from 425 to 455. In 455, shortly after her marriage to Olybrius, she was captured by Gaiseric and spent six or seven years as a hostage of the Vandal Kingdom. At the end of this period Placidia was ransomed back to Constantinople, where she remained during Olybrius's few months as western Roman emperor in 472. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Placidia is the 697th most popular companion (down from 654th in 2019), the 2,979th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,701st in 2019) and the 60th most popular Italian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Placidia ranks 697 out of 784. Before her are Hamida Banu Begum, Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden, Maria Caterina Brignole, Jan Zajíc, Agafya Grushetskaya, and Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre. After her are Adelaide of Rheinfelden, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Rachel Jackson, Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Théodrate of Troyes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 441, Placidia ranks 2. Before her is Shen Yue.  Among people deceased in 484, Placidia ranks 7. Before her are Euric, Peroz I, Huneric, Emperor Seinei, Marcianus, and Verina.

Others Born in 441

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  • Photo of Shen Yue

    Shen Yue

    WRITER

    441 - 513

    HPI: 64.28

    Rank: 1

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    Placidia

    COMPANION

    441 - 484

    HPI: 59.19

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 484

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    Euric

    POLITICIAN

    440 - 484

    HPI: 71.73

    Rank: 1

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    Peroz I

    POLITICIAN

    500 - 484

    HPI: 70.70

    Rank: 2

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    Huneric

    POLITICIAN

    450 - 484

    HPI: 69.11

    Rank: 3

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    Emperor Seinei

    POLITICIAN

    444 - 484

    HPI: 67.70

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Marcianus

    Marcianus

    POLITICIAN

    500 - 484

    HPI: 63.09

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Verina

    Verina

    POLITICIAN

    HPI: 60.54

    Rank: 6

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    Placidia

    COMPANION

    441 - 484

    HPI: 59.19

    Rank: 7

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Placidia ranks 2,979 out of 5,161. Before her are Nicolò Longobardo (1565), Camillo Caccia Dominioni (1877), Erri De Luca (1950), Andrea Vendramin (1393), Blanche of Montferrat (1472), and Fortunato Baldelli (1935). After her are Margaritus of Brindisi (1149), Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1260), Ulisse Dini (1845), Vincenzo Carafa (1594), Giuseppe Volpi (1877), and Filippo Turati (1857).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Placidia ranks 60. Before her are Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary (1215), Emma of Italy (null), Lanassa (-400), Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1820), Maria d'Este (1644), and Maria Caterina Brignole (1737). After her are Marcia Otacilia Severa (300).

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