Agrippina the Younger
Roman empress and member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (AD 15–59)
Julia Agrippina (6 November 15 – 23 March AD 59), also called Agrippina the Younger, was a Roman empress. Her father was general Germanicus, and her mother was Agrippina the Elder, a granddaughter of the first Roman emperor Augustus. She was the younger sister of emperor Caligula, the niece and fourth wife of emperor Claudius who was the emperor after Caligula, and the mother of emperor Nero, who became emperor after Claudius.
Agrippina the Younger | |
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Augusta | |
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Roman empress | |
Tenure | 1 January AD 49 – 13 October AD 54 |
Born | 6 November AD 15 Oppidum Ubiorum (Cologne) |
Died | 23 March AD 59 (aged 43) Misenum |
Burial | |
Spouse | Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus Claudius |
Issue | Nero |
House | Julio-Claudian |
Father | Germanicus |
Mother | Agrippina the Elder |