What was Tetricus I's nationality?

Tetricus I was of Gallic nationality, as he was a ruler of the Gallic Empire.

What was Tetricus I's primary role?

Tetricus I served as the emperor of the Gallic Empire from 271 to 274 AD.

What was the Gallic Empire?

The Gallic Empire was a mid-3rd century breakaway state from the Roman Empire, established during Tetricus I's reign.

Tetricus I

Gallic emperor from 271 to 274 AD

Person human Q312672

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: 250
Date of death: 275
Place of birth: Bordeaux
Place of death: Lucania
Country of citizenship: Gallic Empire^[8]
Occupation: ruler
Position held: Emperor of the Gallic Empire, Roman consul^[9]^[10]
Spouse: Nera Pivesuvia^[6]
Child: Tetricus II^[7]
Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa^[14]
Floruit: 300^[13]
Gens: Esuvia gens^[19]
Manner of death: natural causes^[12]
Name in native language: Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus^[15]
Nomen gentilicium: Esuvius^[18]
P14536: 406660^[20]
P14585: 86668^[21]
Praenomen: Gaius^[17]
Time period: Low Roman Empire^[16]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 35

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VIAF cluster ID: 11425945, 232180106
Library of Congress authority ID: n88647400
GND ID: 118801694
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Coin of Tetricus I.jpg ↗
Alvin ID: alvin-person:35323
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14140712n
British Museum person or institution ID: 140732
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00589468
DDB person (GND) ID: 118801694
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118801694
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Gaius-Pius-Esuvius-Tetricus

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Encyclopædia Universalis ID: caius-pius-esuvius-tetricus
FAST ID: 1850626
Freebase ID: /m/02k5w8
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: gai-pius-esuvi-tetric
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0065793
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: tetrik-i-d1d887
IdRef ID: 165516712
Joconde author ID: T513-4887
Museum-digital ID: 26636
Münzkabinett ID: person/1430
NE.se ID: tetricus
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: person/3FEABD46-59D3-4912-AE78-DB57226D236A
Nomisma ID: tetricus_i
Numista ruling authority ID: 1446
PACTOLS thesaurus ID: pcrtkOw4hVl0QO
Prosopographia Imperii Romani online ID: 3259
Te Papa agent ID: 68624
Topic's main category: Category:Tetricus
ToposText person ID: 23753
Treccani ID: tetrico
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: tetrico
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcKG9D7d9QrfrbjfGkRrq
Yale LUX ID: person/3ead7b7a-26d7-4349-a603-5a3ea4b899ac

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Child 1

Tetricus II

Children (paternal) 1

Tetricus II

Country of citizenship 1

Gallic Empire

Described by source 1

Pauly–Wissowa

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Occupation 1

ruler

Place of birth 1

Bordeaux

Place of death 1

Lucania

Position held 1

Roman consul

Praenomen 1

Gaius

Sex or gender 1

male

Time period 1

Low Roman Empire

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Summary

Tetricus I was born in 250^[1] in Bordeaux^[2]. He died in 275^[3] in Lucania^[4]. He worked as a ruler^[5].

FAQs

Where was Tetricus I born?

Tetricus I's place of birth was Bordeaux^[2].

Where did Tetricus I die?

Tetricus I died in Lucania^[4].

Who was Tetricus I married to?

Tetricus I's spouses include Nera Pivesuvia^[6].

What did Tetricus I do for work?

Tetricus I worked as a ruler^[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Tetricus I — place of birth (P19): Bordeaux. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2021-02-06. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Tetricus I — place of death (P20): Lucania. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Tetricus I — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Tetricus I — spouse (P26): Nera Pivesuvia. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Tetricus I — country of citizenship (P27): Gallic Empire. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Tetricus I — position held (P39): Emperor of the Gallic Empire. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Tetricus I — position held (P39): Roman consul. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Tetricus I — child (P40): Tetricus II. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Tetricus I — occupation (P106): ruler. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Tetricus I — date of birth (P569): 250. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Tetricus I — date of death (P570): 275. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2021-02-06. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Tetricus I — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Tetricus I — floruit (P1317): 300. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Tetricus I — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Tetricus I — name in native language (P1559): Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Tetricus I — time period (P2348): Low Roman Empire. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Tetricus I — praenomen (P2358): Gaius. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Tetricus I — nomen gentilicium (P2359): Esuvius. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Tetricus I — gens (P5025): Esuvia gens. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Tetricus I — P14536 (P14536): 406660. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Tetricus I — P14585 (P14585): 86668. wikidata.org.

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