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.

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Label	Occurrences
Faustina the Younger canonical	39
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor	1
Faustina Minor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Faustina the Younger
Context triple: [Marcus Aurelius, spouse, Faustina the Younger]

A. Pompeia Plotina
Pompeia Plotina was a Roman empress, renowned for her virtue and influence, who was married to Emperor Trajan and played a key role in the adoption of his successor Hadrian.
B. Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla the Younger was a wealthy Roman noblewoman and heiress of a prominent brickmaking fortune, best known as the mother of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
C. Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina was a Roman empress renowned for her beauty and influence at the court of Emperor Nero during the first century AD.
D. Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman briefly married to Emperor Caligula and later noted for her immense wealth and involvement in imperial court intrigues.
E. Domitilla the Elder
Domitilla the Elder was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD, best known as the wife of Emperor Vespasian and mother of future emperors Titus and Domitian.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Faustina the Younger
Target entity description: 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.

A. Pompeia Plotina
Pompeia Plotina was a Roman empress, renowned for her virtue and influence, who was married to Emperor Trajan and played a key role in the adoption of his successor Hadrian.
B. Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla the Younger was a wealthy Roman noblewoman and heiress of a prominent brickmaking fortune, best known as the mother of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
C. Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina was a Roman empress renowned for her beauty and influence at the court of Emperor Nero during the first century AD.
D. Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman briefly married to Emperor Caligula and later noted for her immense wealth and involvement in imperial court intrigues.
E. Domitilla the Elder
Domitilla the Elder was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD, best known as the wife of Emperor Vespasian and mother of future emperors Titus and Domitian.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ linked to: Hadrian's Mausoleum Rome ⓘ
child	Annia Aurelia Fadilla ⓘ Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla ⓘ linked to: Aurelia Lucilla Annia Cornificia Faustina ⓘ Commodus ⓘ Cornificia (daughter of Marcus Aurelius) ⓘ Domitia Faustina ⓘ Hadrianus ⓘ linked to: Hadrian Lucilla ⓘ Marcus Annius Verus (son of Marcus Aurelius) ⓘ linked to: Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) Titus Aelius Antoninus ⓘ Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus ⓘ linked to: Emperor Titus 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 ⓘ linked to: Faustina the Younger
hasWorkOfArt	Temple of Faustina and Antoninus in the Roman Forum (joint dedication) ⓘ linked to: Temple of Antoninus and Faustina numerous Roman imperial coins bearing her image ⓘ
honouredWith	deification after death ⓘ
mother	Faustina the Elder ⓘ
motherInLaw	Domitia Lucilla the Younger ⓘ
nobleFamily	Antonine dynasty ⓘ linked to: Nerva–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 ⓘ linked to: Annia Aurelia Fadilla Cornificia (sister of Faustina the Younger) ⓘ linked to: Cornificia (daughter of Marcus Aurelius) Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (brother) ⓘ Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus ⓘ linked to: Galerius
spouse	Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
title	Augusta ⓘ Mater Castrorum ⓘ Mater Patriae ⓘ Mater Senatus ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marcus Aurelius → spouse → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Commodus → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Claudius Pompeianus → motherInLaw → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Faustina the Younger → fullName → Annia Galeria Faustina Minor ⓘ

linked to: Faustina the Younger

Antoninus Pius → child → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Lucilla → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Lucilla → notableFamilyMember → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Faustina the Elder → child → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Faustina the Elder → associatedWith → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Faustina the Elder → successorAsEmpress → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Vibia Aurelia Sabina → grandmother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Domitia Faustina → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Halala → associatedWith → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Annia Aurelia Fadilla → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Cornificia → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

subject linked to: Cornificia (daughter of Marcus Aurelius)

Mater Castrorum → appliedTo → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Mater Castrorum → conferredOn → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Mater Castrorum → notableBearer → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Mater Senatus → conferredUpon → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Mater Senatus → associatedWith → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Mater Senatus → notableBearer → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Mater Patriae → titleHolder → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (brother) → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Titus Aelius Antoninus → child → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Titus Aelius Antoninus → relative → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Empress of Rome → hasNotableBearer → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Marcus Annius Verus Caesar → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Augusta (Roman Empire) → hasNotableBearer → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

subject linked to: Augusta of the Roman Empire

Annia Galeria Faustina → child → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Rupilia Faustina → isAncestorOf → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Rupilia Faustina → hasRelative → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Aurelia Fadilla → sibling → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Aurelia Fadilla → notableFamilyMember → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus → relative → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Annia Faustina → relative → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Annia Aurelia Fadilla → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

subject linked to: Fadilla

Faustina → notableBearer → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Faustina → hasDiminutiveForm → Faustina Minor ⓘ

linked to: Faustina the Younger

Lucius Aurelius Gallus → motherInLaw → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina → mother → Faustina the Younger ⓘ

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