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Who was the only Roman emperor whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather were also rulers of the Empire?

Question #151729. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Sep 16 2024.
Originally posted Sep 14 2024 2:04 PM.

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Commodus, who reigned from 180 to 192 AD, was the only Roman emperor whose father (Marcus Aurelius), grandfather (Antoninus Pius), and great-grandfather (Hadrian) had all been emperors before him.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus

Sep 15 2024, 9:24 AM
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Sounds plausible, but Antoninus Pius and Hadrian were not the biological grandfather and great-grandfather of Commodus; the succession was by adoption.
The emperor in question ruled in the 5th century.

Sep 15 2024, 1:45 PM
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There is the Heraclian branch of the Byzantine Emperors... How about, Tiberius IV ?

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link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_Byzantine_emperors

Sep 16 2024, 6:03 AM
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OK, then I change my answer to Valentinian III who reigned from 425-455 AD.

His father Constantius III ruled briefly as co-emperor, while his grandfather Theodosius I was one of the most important emperors in Roman history. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and western halves of the empire. Valentinian's great-grandfather was Valentinian I, who founded the Valentinian dynasty.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentinian_III

Sep 16 2024, 8:48 AM
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