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Messalina

17 - 48

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Valeria Messalina (Latin: [waˈlɛria mɛssaːˈliːna]; c. 17/20–48) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Messalina has received more than 1,756,681 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Messalina is the 35th most popular companion (down from 28th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Italy (down from 218th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Companion.

Messalina was the wife of Roman Emperor Claudius. She is most famous for her many affairs and her involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow Claudius.

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  • 76.51

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  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Messalina ranks 35 out of 784. Before her are Victoria, Princess Royal, Hortense de Beauharnais, Olympias, Caroline of Ansbach, Ingrid of Sweden, and Mary Boleyn. After her are Maria Theresa of Spain, Eugénie de Montijo, Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Salman the Persian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 17, Messalina ranks 1. After her are Saint Timothy, and Junia Claudilla. Among people deceased in 48, Messalina ranks 1. After her are Herod of Chalcis, and Minjung of Goguryeo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Messalina ranks 291 out of 5,161. Before her are Valentinian III (419), Pope Felix III (440), Pope John VIII (820), Didius Julianus (133), Pope Urban I (222), and Duccio (1255). After her are Pope Sergius IV (970), Germanicus (-15), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Umberto I of Italy (1844), Pope Damasus I (305), and Pope John X (860).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Messalina ranks 3. Before her are Catherine de' Medici (1519), and Livia (-58). After her are Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Poppaea Sabina (30), Julia the Elder (-39), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Caterina Sforza (1463), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685).

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