Family
Placidia was the second daughter of Valentinian III and Licinia Eudoxia. Her older sister was Eudocia, who became the wife of Huneric, son of Gaiseric, king of the Vandals. Both were named for their grandmothers: Eudocia for their maternal grandmother Aelia Eudocia, and Placidia for their paternal grandmother Galla Placidia. Placidia is estimated to have been born between 439 and 443.
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