Galla Placidia

Galla Placidia
Augusta
Gold coin depicting Placidia
Tremissis of Galla Placidia
Roman empress
Tenure421
Born392/93
Died27 November 450 (aged 57–58)
Burial
Rome (she is not buried in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna)
SpouseAtaulf
Constantius III
Issue
DynastyTheodosian and Valentinianic
FatherTheodosius I
MotherGalla
ReligionNicene Christianity

Galla Placidia (392/93 – 27 November 450), daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was a mother, tutor, and advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf, King of the Visigoths from 414 until his death in 415, briefly empress consort to Constantius III in 421, and managed the government administration as a regent during the early reign of Valentinian III until her death.