Eudoxia Valentinia Theodosian (438 - 530)

Born 0438 in Ravenna, Western Roman Empire

Ancestors

Wife of Huneric Vandals — married 15 Jun 0455 in Carthage

Died 0530 at about age 92 in Basilica of St. Stephens, Jerusalem, Eastern Roman Empire

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Biography

439 Birth and Parents

Geni refers to her as "Eudoxia Minor" to distinguish her from her mother, Alternative names include Eudocia and Eudokia. ^[1]

She appears in ancient sources in 455 when she was of age, say 16, which suggests the birth year of 439 reported in Wikipedia. ^[2]

She was the daughter of Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor and Lincina Eudoxia Augusta ., "the Elder"Roman Empress ^[1] The Chronicon Paschale names "Eudociam et Placidiam" as the two daughters of "Valentinianus junior Augustus" and his wife "Eudoxia filia Theodosii et Eudocæ Augustæ" ^[3]

Wikipedia notes that as the eldest daughter of Roman emperor Valentinian III and his wife Licinia Eudoxia, she was the granddaughter on her mother's side of Eastern emperor Theodosius II and his wife, the poet Aelia Eudocia; and on her father's side of Western emperor Constantius III and his wife Galla Placida.^[2]

Eiudocia was the daughter of Roman Emperor Valentinian III. ^[2]

She was born about 439 ^[2]

She was the eldest daughter of Roman emperor Valentinian III and his wife, Licinia Eudoxia, and was thus the granddaughter on her mother's side of Eastern emperor Theodosius II and his wife, the poet Aelia Eudocia; and on her father's side of Western emperor Constantius III and his wife Galla Placida.^[2]

Ravenna was functioning as the capital in much of this era and she may have been born in Ravenna.

445 Betrothal to Huneric

Wikipedia notes that as a child -- perhaps age 5 -- in the the mid-440s she was betrothed to Hilderic. Hilderic was the son of the Vandal king Gaiseric and was at the time a hostage in Italy. The betrothal was presumably intended to strengthen the alliance between the Western court and the Vandal kingdom in Africa. (Their marriage did not take place at this time, however, because Eudocia was not yet of age).^[2]

455 Assassination of Eudocia's Father

Eudocia's father was assassinated in 455, and his successor, Petronius Maximus, compelled Eudocia's mother to marry him and Eudocia herself to marry his son, Palladius. ^[2]

In response, the Vandals (reportedly at the request of Eudocia's mother) invaded Italy and captured Eudocia, her mother, and her younger sister, Placidia. ^[2]

455 (April) Forced Marriage to Paladius

In April, 455 Eudocia's father Valentinian III was assassinated. His successor, Petronius Maximus, compelled Eudocia's mother to marry him and compelled Eudocia herself to marry Petronikus' son, Palladius. ^[2] Cawley notes that Eudocia married firstly Paladius, son of Emperor Petronius Maximus. ^[3] The Chronicon of Bishop Idatius records that Maximus arranged the marriage of “filio suo ex priore coniuge Palladio” and “Valentiniani filiam” in 455. ^[3] Cawley notes, however, that the primary source which records her first marriage has not so far been identified. ^[3]

455 (May) Sack of Rome

Cawley notes that Paladius was murdered May 455 and that Eudocia was captured by Genseric King of the Vandals during his attack on Rome and taken back to north Africa with her mother and sister. ^[3]

455 Second Marriage to Huneric

Eudocia married secondly, after May 455, as his second wife, Huneric, son of Genseric, King of the Vandals, who died in 484.^[3] Nugent, however, reprots that this marriage did not take place until 460: ""In the year 460 she married Huneric, King of the Vandals. ^[4]

Cawley notes that Procopius names "Eudocia and Placidia" as children of "Eudoxia…and Valentinian", recording that Eudocia was married to Huneric, the older son of Gaiseric, while the other was the wife of Olybrius, a Roman senator. ^[3] The Victoris Tonnennensis Epsicopi Chronicon records that "Hugnericus" married "Valentiniani filiam" who had been abducted from Rome in captivity. The Chronicon of Bishop Idatius records that one daughter of Valentinian married “Gentoni Gaiserici filio” and the other “Olybrio Senatori Urbis Romæ”.

462 Eudocia's mother and sister to Constantinople

After 7 years Eudocia's mother and sister were sent to Constantinople, while Eudocia remained in Africa and married Huneric c. 460. ^[2]

Jerusalem

Nugent reports that at some point Eudoxia left Huneric and "retired to Jerusalem, where she spent the remainder of her days in religious exercises." ^[4] Nugent and others have speculated that this reflected Huneric's zealous Arianism and Eudoxia's Roman Orthodox Catholicism.

Death

Wikipedia reports that Eudocia died in Jerusalem between the years 466 and 472, and was buried in the sepulcher of her grandmother, Aelia Eudocia^[2] in the Basilica of St. Stephens, Jerusalem ^[1]

Issue

No children were born of Eudocia's first marriage to Palladius.

Confirmed Children

Wikipedia reports that Eudocia and Huneric were the parents of

1. Hilderic, born in Carthage in 460. Hilderic reigned as king of the Vandals, from 523-530.^[2]

Additional Children

Geni reports two additional children:

1. Hoamer Hasdingi dit L'Achille Vandale of the Vandals,^[1]
2. Hilda Princess of the Goths ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Geni Eudoxia Minor Added by: Bertha Broadfoot of Laon on July 19, 2007; Managed by: Henn Sarv and 73 others; Curated by: Ben M. Angel. Accessed 2/13/2019 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Wikipedia: Princess_Eudocia Identified sources include Evagrius Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History; Marcellinus Comes, Chronicon; Hydatius, Chronicon; Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos, Ecclesiastical History; Procopius, de Bello Vandalico; Theophanes, Chronographia. Last revised 15 October 2018. Accessed 2/13/2019 jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Italy Kings. Eudocia Accessed 2/12/2019 jhd
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Thomas Nugent, The History of Vandalia, 1766, Page 107.

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