Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus

Roman consul 58 AD
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Summary

Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus was born on 50[1]. He has worked as a politician[2] and military personnel[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus[5], Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus[6]
  • Mother: Domitia Lepida Minor[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[8]
  • Position held: ancient Roman senator[9], Roman consul[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Time period: High Roman Empire[12]
  • Praenomen: Marcus[13]
  • Nomen gentilicium: Valerius[14]
  • Sibling: Messalina[15], Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix[16], Marcus Junius Silanus[17]
  • Gens: Valeria gens[18]

Why It Matters

Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Who were Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus's parents?

Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus's father was Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus[5]. Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus's mother was Domitia Lepida Minor[7].

What did Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus do for work?

Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus worked as a politician[2] and military personnel[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'la', 'pt', 'sh', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 6w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Praenomen → Marcus
    Sibling → Messalina, Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix, Marcus Junius Silanus
    Time period → High Roman Empire
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Father: Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus"
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