Galla Placidia
Roman empress in 421
Summary
Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was a mother, tutor, and advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, from 414 until his death in 415, briefly empress consort to Constantius III in 421, and managed the government administration as a regent during the early reign of Valentinian III until her death.
Originally created by MichaelTinkler
11/14/2001, 1:57:05 AM
Modified
5/14/2026, 4:35:55 PM
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these dates apply to her marriage and not to his reign
/* Conflict between Bonifacius and Aetius */Rewrote opening passages, for flow
/* Regent */Removed a sentence (uncited and contradicted by an earlier line in this article, which says that Bonifacius was already installed in Africa before Placidia took power)
/* Regent */Removed passage about Aetius’ actions in Gaul— not directly pertinent to article about Placidia
/* Widowhood and civil war */Alternate word choice
/* Family */
/* Marriage to Constantius III and the papal succession crisis */Simpler wording
/* Marriage to Constantius III and the papal succession crisis */Wikilinked magister militum
/* Residence with the Visigoths */More removal of details not necessary for an article on Placidia (display of Jovinus and Sebastianus’ severed heads, name of the bishop with custody of Ataulf’s children)
/* Early life */Another drastic cutback— most of the detail about Stilicho was not useful to this specific article
/* Residence with the Visigoths */Added a wikilink to Sarus and rebuilt a sentence
/* Rise of Aetius */More abbreviations— so many details about Attila aren’t needed in an article about Placidia
/* Widowhood and civil war */Added a wikilink
/* Public works */Alternate wording
/* Widowhood and civil war */More representative section heading
/* Marriage to Constantius III and the papal succession crisis */More representative section heading
/* Residence with the Visigoths */More representative section heading
