Flavius Anicius Probus Iunior (ca. 495 – aft. 525) was a Roman

Roman Empire

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 Consul

Roman consul

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 in 525. He was the son of Flavius Anicius Olybrius

Flavius Anicius Olybrius

Flavius Anicius Olybrius may refer to:* Flavius Anicius Olybrius, Roman Emperor* Flavius Anicius Olybrius Iunior, Roman Consul* Anicius Olybrius...

 (ca. 470-504?), c.p. 476/83, PPo It. 503, paternal grandson of Flavius Anicius Probus (b. ca. 435) and great-grandson of Flavius Anicius Probus

Flavius Anicius Probus

Anicius Probus was a Roman politician.A Christian, he is attested in an inscription dated to 30 August 459, found in Aquileia, but now lost; it was the inscription on the tomb of Anicia Ulfina erected by her parents Anicius Probus and Adeleta .This...

 (ca. 405-aft. 459), Praetor

Praetor

Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...

 in 424 and v. ill. (vir illustrissimus) in 459, and wife Adelphia (ca. 410-aft. 459), who were the parents of Emperor Olybrius

Olybrius

Anicius Olybrius was Western Roman Emperor from April or May 472 to his death. He was in reality a puppet ruler, put on the throne by the Roman general of Germanic descent Ricimer, and was mainly interested in religion, while the actual power was held by Ricimer and his nephew Gundobad.-Family and...

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He married his cousin Proba (b. ca. 510), daughter of Flavius Anicius Olybrius Iunior

Flavius Anicius Olybrius Iunior

Flavius Olybrius was an aristocrat of the Eastern Roman Empire, and consul for 491. He is sometimes referred to as "Olybrius Junior" in the sources. Alan Cameron explains, "It may be that, alone among the consuls here discussed, Olybrius was actually known as 'Olybrius the younger' in social as...

 (ca. 480-aft. 524/aft. 527), Roman

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 Consul

Roman consul

A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...

 in 491, and wife and cousin Irene (b. ca. 485), and had issue:

• Juliana (b. ca. 533), married aft. 548 as his second wife Anastasius (ca. 530-aft. 571), son of Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius (ca. 500-aft. 517), Roman
  Roman Empire
  The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
  
   Consul
  Roman consul
  A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
  
   in 517, and wife Theodora (b. ca. 515), natural daughter of Empress Theodora
  Theodora (6th century)
  Theodora , was empress of the Roman Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Like her husband, she is a saint in the Orthodox Church, commemorated on November 14...
  
  , and had issue.