Europe 450: Elevation of Marcian
25 August 450
25 Aug 450
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Elevation of Marcian
sum 441 Destruction of Viminacium sum 442 Treaty of Carthage late 445 Attila’s Empire spr 447 Attila’s invasion of Thrace fall 447 Attila–Anatolius Treaty fall 449 Kingdom of the Suebi25 Aug 450 Elevation of Marcian9 Jun 451 Attila’s invasion of Gaul20 Jun 451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains fall 452 Attila’s invasion of Italy spr 453 Sons of Attila sum 454 Battle of Nedao
In July 450 theEastern Roman emperorTheodosius II died after falling from his horse, leaving no heirs. To resolve the situation, the Eastern court elevated the officerMarcian to the position of emperor and secured his reign by marrying him to Theodosius’ sisterPulcheria. Although Marcian would prove to be the first competent emperor in decades, theWestern emperorValentinian III considered his elevation illegitimate and would not recognize him for several years.
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