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Agrippina the Younger
b. __ ___ 0015, d. __ Mar 0059, #28840
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Father   Germanicus1
Mother   Agrippina the Elder1

Birth* __ ___ 0015 Agrippina the Younger was born __ ___ 0015. She was the sister of Caligula, mother of the Emperor Nero and wife of Emperor Claudius. She was born in what is now Cologne, Germany. In AD 50, Roman Emperor Claudius I founded a colony here and named it Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis after his wife, Agrippina, a native of the town.2,3,1 
Marriage* __ ___ 0035 Agrippina the Younger married C. Domitius Ahenobarbus, son of L. Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major, __ ___ 0035.4,3  
Marriage* __ ___ 0048 Agrippina the Younger married Claudius Emperor of Rome, son of Drusus Nero and Antonia Minor of Rome, in 48 AD.5,2  
Death* __ Mar 0059
Agrippina the Younger died __ Mar 0059 at Baiae. She was about 45 years old.2,3 
!AInfoNew* This was Julia Agrippina’s third marriage, she was 34 years old and Claudius was 59 years old at the time of their marriage. This marriage proved to play a big part in the diabolical planning of Agrippina. Claudius was a strong leader and a very influential man, and throughout his life he suffered from some form of cerebral palsy, and this is probably why historians mentioned Claudius as a man with many strange behaviors. Agrippina knew that she could have an influence over the affairs in Rome through Claudius, and his life expectancy played a big factor in her plotting.6 
Name Variation Agrippina the Younger was also found as Empress Julia Agrippina minor of Rome.3 
!AInfoNew She convinced Claudius to adopt her son and in 50 A.D. Nero became the probable heir to the throne, even over Claudius's real son Britannicus. Seneca became Nero’s tutor, and in 53 A.D. Nero married Claudius's daughter Octavia. In 54 A.D. Agrippina murdered Claudius by giving him a plate of poison mushrooms, and Nero became ruler at the age of seventeen.

By 59 A.D. Nero was fed up with her schemes and ordered her death. This had been the first time and the last time that a woman had ruled Rome. 
!AInfoNew* When Claudius became emperor in 41 A.D. Agrippina (his niece) was recalled from exile and allowed to return to Rome, and her estate was returned to her. In 49 A.D. following the fall and execution of Empress Messallina, Claudius married Agrippina, and many things changed for the young Domitius (Nero). 

Family 1   C. Domitius Ahenobarbus d. __ ___ 0040
Child  1. Nero b. 15 Dec 0037, d. 09 Jun 00684

Family 2   Claudius Emperor of Rome b. 9 BC, d. 13 Oct 0054
Child  1. Genissa Venus of Rome+ b. __ ___ 0048, d. ca 757

Citations
  1. Download, Medieval-L.
  2. [S9721] Unknown subject, Encarta.
  3. Download, http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per02701.htm.
  4. Download, Gaius JULIUS CAESAR - Monetary History of the Roman Empire by Martin A_ Armstrong.htm.
  5. Download, Ancient Treasure Coins Rulers of Rome.
  6. Download, http://www.bible-history.com/nero/NERO.
  7. Download, Post on Medieval-L by <e-mail address> 20 Arpil 1999.
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