Messalina, Valeria
22 - Born into a patrician family. The third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for licentious behaviour and instigating murderous court intrigues.
38 - She was married to her second cousin, Claudius before he became emperor. They had two children, Octavia (later Nero's wife) and Britannicus.
41 - Claudius was proclaimed Emperor by the Praetorian Guard and thus as Claudius' wife, Messalina became Empress.
47 - She unilaterally declared herself divorced from Claudius and married Gaius Silius, the consul-elect, in a private but proper ceremony.
48 - Messalina conspired with Gaius Silius to kill Claudius while her husband was in Ostia.
- She was put to death by Claudius.
38 - She was married to her second cousin, Claudius before he became emperor. They had two children, Octavia (later Nero's wife) and Britannicus.
41 - Claudius was proclaimed Emperor by the Praetorian Guard and thus as Claudius' wife, Messalina became Empress.
47 - She unilaterally declared herself divorced from Claudius and married Gaius Silius, the consul-elect, in a private but proper ceremony.
48 - Messalina conspired with Gaius Silius to kill Claudius while her husband was in Ostia.
- She was put to death by Claudius.
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