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Aemilia Lepida - Definition and Overview

Aemilia Lepida I (4/3 BC - 53) was the eldest daughter to Vipsania Julia and her father Lucius Aemilius Paullus. She was the first great grand child of Caesar Augustus and a descendant of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. She had a younger brother named Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (6-39ad) who married Caligula's sister Drusilla.

In her younger years, she was betrothed to Claudius, but Aemilia's parents fell out of favour with Augustus, so Augustus broke it off. She married Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, a member of the ancient Julian family. Their children were

Aemilia was killed by Agrippina the Younger in 53ad.

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