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Valentinian II, 371?–392, Roman emperor of the West (375–92), son of Valentinian I. Upon the death of his father, he was proclaimed emperor with his brother Gratian Gratian (grā`shən), 359–83, Roman emperor of the West (375–83).
..... Click the link for more information. as coregent. After the death (378) of Valens Valens (vä`lənz), c.328–378, Roman emperor of the East (364–78).
..... Click the link for more information. , Gratian made Theodosius I Theodosius I or Theodosius the Great, 346?–395, Roman emperor of the East (379–95) and emperor of the West (394–95), son of Theodosius , the general of Valentinian I.
..... Click the link for more information. ruler in the East. Valentinian's reign during his minority was troubled by the religious struggle between the Arians, supported by his mother, Justina, and the Nicene Christians led by Gratian and St. Ambrose Ambrose, Saint (ăm`brōz), 340?–397, bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, b. Trier, of Christian parents.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 383, Gratian was killed by order of Maximus Maximus, Magnus Clemens, d. 388, Roman emperor of the West (383–388). After his followers murdered Gratian , he was recognized as ruler of Britain, Gaul, and Spain by Theodosius I .
..... Click the link for more information. , and the personal rule of Valentinian began. He was expelled (387) from Italy by Maximus but was restored by Theodosius in 388. Valentinian was murdered four years later, perhaps by the Frankish general Arbogast, who then named the puppet Eugenius as emperor.

Valentinian II, Valentinianus II

371--392 ad, emperor of the Western Roman Empire (375--392), reigning jointly with his half brother Gratian until 383