Valeria was born in BET 0017 AND 0020, the daughter of Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus and Domitia Lepida Minor. The place is not known.
She died in 0048. The place is not known.
Her husband was deified Tiberius Claudius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus, who she married in 0037/38. The place has not been found. Their two known children were Tiberius Claudius Cæsar (0041-<0055) and Claudia (?-0062).
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Valeria Messalina |
Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus |
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus |
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Claudia Marcella Minor |
Caius II Claudius Marcellus Minor |
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Octavia Minor |
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Domitia Lepida Minor |
Gnæus Domitius Ahenobarbus |
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Antonia Maior |
Marcus Antonius |
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Octavia Minor |
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| Birth | BET 0017 AND 0020 |
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| Death | 0048 |
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Note 1
Due to Claudius' devotion to her, Messalina was able to manipulate him into ordering the exile or execution of various people: Roman Historian Seneca the Younger; Claudius’ nieces Julia Livilla and Julia; Marcus Vinicius (husband of Julia Livilla); consul Gaius Asinius Pollio II (see Vipsania Agrippina), the elder Poppaea Sabina (mother of Empress Poppaea Sabina, second wife of Nero), consul Decimus Valerius Asiaticus and Polybius. Claudius had the reputation of being easily controlled by his wives and freedmen.