Aelia Justa Grata Honoria

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Aelia Justa Grata Honoria was a 5th-century Roman imperial princess, sister of Emperor Valentinian III, best known for her controversial appeal to Attila the Hun that nearly triggered a major political crisis in the Western Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial princess ⓘ
member of the Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
associatedWith Attila the Hun ⓘ
Galla Placidia ⓘ
Valentinian III ⓘ
causeOfNotability challenge to her brother Valentinian III’s marriage policy ⓘ
chronologicallyWithin reign of Theodosius II ⓘ
reign of Valentinian III ⓘ
consequenceOfAction provided Attila a pretext to demand marriage and a dowry in Western Roman territory ⓘ
correspondent Attila the Hun ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Western Roman Empire ⓘ
court imperial court of Ravenna ⓘ
linked to: court of Ravenna
culture Late Roman ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 418 ⓘ
dateOfDeath after 452 ⓘ
deathPlace Western Roman Empire (exact place unknown) ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicGroup Roman ⓘ
father Constantius III ⓘ
floruit 5th century ⓘ
grandfather Theodosius I ⓘ
grandmother Galla (wife of Theodosius I) ⓘ
linked to: Aelia Galla
historicalEvent Hunnic threat to the Western Roman Empire in the 440s–450s ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial figure in late Roman imperial politics ⓘ
household household of Galla Placidia ⓘ
knownFor appeal to Attila the Hun ⓘ
involvement in a political crisis in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
memberOf Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
mother Galla Placidia ⓘ
nobleTitle Augusta ⓘ
Roman princess ⓘ
notableAction sent a ring and letter to Attila the Hun ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ravenna ⓘ
placeOfResidence Ravenna ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
politicalAlignment Western Roman imperial court ⓘ
positionHeld Augusta of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
religion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Justa Grata Honoria’s unnamed brother Theodosius (died young) ⓘ
Valentinian III ⓘ
socialClass Roman imperial aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Flavius Bassus Herculanus ⓘ
uncle Arcadius ⓘ
Honorius ⓘ

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Valentinianic dynasty → hasMember → Aelia Justa Grata Honoria ⓘ
Honora → relatedTo → Honoria ⓘ
linked to: Aelia Justa Grata Honoria
Faithful for Ever → hasCentralCharacter → Honoria ⓘ
linked to: Aelia Justa Grata Honoria
Aelia Justina → child → Justa Grata Honoria (sister of Valentinian II, sometimes identified as her daughter) ⓘ
linked to: Aelia Justa Grata Honoria