Valentinien II
Valentinien II (371, Vienna - 392), wire of Valentinien I {{er}}, Roman Emperor of 375 with 392.
In 375, his/her brother, the emperor Gratien being absent, the soldiers of Pannonia proclaimed it emperor whereas it was only four years old. Gratien accepted the division of the empire and conceded in Valentinien the It.
In 383, with died of his/her Gratien brother, the empire counted three emperors: Maxime with Trier, Valentinien II, under the supervision of his/her mother Justine (Flavia Justina Augusta), with Milan, Théodose I {{er}} with Constantinople.
Justine encouraged the Arianisme and supported the pagan ones like Symmaque or Prétextat.
In 387, Valentinien II was driven out by Maxime, who seized Rome and occupied the Italy. Théodose Ier hesitated to interpose. However enthusiast of the sister of Valentinien II, Galla, which he married, Théodose Ier intervened against Maxime. While Valentinien II unloaded with the mouth of the the Tiber, Théodose Ier demolished Maxime and took it in Aquilée.
Valentinien II regained its capital Vienna where in 392, he was undoubtedly assassinated by a frank general, Arbogast, magister militum charged by Théodose with protection with the young Auguste. Certain authors relay however the thesis of the suicide. Arbogast proclaimed emperor the pagan rhetor Eugene.
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