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Valentinian II
Roman emperor from to
Valentinian II (Latin: Valentinianus; &#;&#; 15 May ) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman empire between AD and He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usurper, and finally became sole ruler after , albeit with limited de facto powers.
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A son of emperor Valentinian I and empress Justina, he was raised to the imperial office at the age of 4 by military commanders upon his father's death. Until , Valentinian II remained a junior partner to his older half-brother Gratian in ruling the Western empire, while the East was governed by his uncle Valens until and Theodosius I from When Gratian was killed by the usurper emperor Magnus Maximus in , the court of Valentinian in Milan became the center of Italy where several religious debates took place.
In , Maximus invaded Italy, spurring Valentinian and his family to escape to Thessalonica where they successfully sought Theodosius' aid. T