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Petronius Maximus

396 - 455

Petronius Maximus

Petronius Maximus (c. 397 – 31 May 455) was Roman emperor of the West for two and a half months in 455. A wealthy senator and a prominent aristocrat, he was instrumental in the murders of the Western Roman magister militum, Aëtius, and the Western Roman emperor, Valentinian III. After the assassination of the Western Roman magister militum, Aëtius, and the subsequent death of the Western Roman emperor, Valentinian III, Maximus secured the support of the Senate and utilized bribery to gain the favor of palace officials, enabling him to ascend to power. He strengthened his position by forcing Valentinian's widow to marry him and forcing Valentinian's daughter to marry his son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petronius Maximus has received more than 605,110 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Petronius Maximus is the 1,044th most popular politician (down from 779th in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from Italy (down from 348th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Italian Politician.

Petronius Maximus was most famous for being a Roman Emperor. He was the emperor of Rome from 455 to 456.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Petronius Maximus ranks 1,044 out of 15,577. Before him are Sejo of Joseon, Gustav Stresemann, Michael VII Doukas, Peter III of Aragon, Ottokar II of Bohemia, and Charles II, Archduke of Austria. After him are Grigory Zinoviev, Edmund I, Yazdegerd III, Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, and Xuande Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 396, Petronius Maximus ranks 1. After him is Marcian. Among people deceased in 455, Petronius Maximus ranks 2. Before him is Valentinian III. After him are Justa Grata Honoria and Kumaragupta I.