Editing 453

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[[File:Huns empire.png|thumb|The [[Huns#Unified Empire under Attila|Hunnic Empire]] (453)]]
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Year '''453''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CDLIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Opilio and Vincomalus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1206 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 453 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantium ====
* [[July]] &ndash; Empress [[Pulcheria]] dies of natural causes at Constantinople.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pulcheria (c. 398–453) {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/pulcheria-c-398-453 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> She has commissioned many new churches in the city during her reign. Her death leaves [[Aspar|Flavius Aspar]] (''[[magister militum]]'') as the dominant influence on her husband, Marcian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pulcheria {{!}} Roman empress {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pulcheria |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Anthemius]] marries [[Marcia Euphemia]], daughter of [[Marcian]], and is elevated to the rank of ''[[comes]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R27470 Anthemius |url=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/coins/r7/r27470.htm |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.forumancientcoins.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kent |first1=John |title=Roman coins |date=1978 |publisher=Thames and Hudson |location=London |isbn=0500232733 |page=344}}</ref> He is sent to the [[Danube|Danubian]] frontier to rebuild the border defences.

==== Europe ====
* c. March &ndash; [[Attila|Attila the Hun]] is found dead in bed, after a [[wedding]] feast with the [[Goths|Goth]] princess [[Ildico]]. He dies of a [[Epistaxis|nosebleed]] at his [[Hungary|Hungarian]] stronghold, drowning in his own blood aged about 47.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Attila {{!}} Biography, Battles, Death, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Attila-king-of-the-Huns |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blazeski |first=Goran |date=2017-12-23 |title=Attila the Hun is Believed to have Died of a Nosebleed on his Wedding Night {{!}} The Vintage News |url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/23/attila-the-hun/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=thevintagenews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=8 Things You Might Not Know About Attila the Hun |url=https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-attila-the-hun |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=History|language=en}}</ref> The [[Huns]] celebrate a ''strava'' ([[lament]]ation) over his burial place with great feasting. Attila's son [[Ellac]] is appointed successor, but his brothers [[Dengizich]] and [[Ernakh]] divide the [[Hunnic Empire]] by establishing their own kingdoms north of the [[Black Sea]] ([[Ukraine]]), supported by [[vassal state]]s.
* [[Theodoric II]] succeeds his brother [[Thorismund]] as king of the [[Visigoths]], Thorismund having been murdered after he violated the [[Military alliance|alliance]] with the [[Western Roman Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaibhav |title=Visigothic Kingdom of Europe - Kingdom of Toulouse |url=http://www.humanhistoryinbrief.net/2017/11/visigothic-kingdom-of-europe-kingdom-of.html |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Emperor Wen of Song]] is assassinated by his sons [[Liu Shao (Liu Song)|Liu Shao]] and [[Liu Jun, Prince Shixing]], so that Liu Shao could become emperor.
* [[May 20]] &ndash; Liu Shao is overthrown by another brother, Liu Jun who becomes [[Emperor Xiaowu of Song]], and executed together with other members of his family on May 27.
* [[Emperor Ankō|Ankō]] obtains the throne of his father [[Emperor Ingyō|Ingyō]] after the traditional [[List of Emperors of Japan|order of succession]] and becomes the 20th emperor of [[Japan]]. His eldest brother [[Prince Kinashi no Karu]] commits [[suicide]] after being accused of an [[incest]]uous relationship with his sister Karu no Ōiratsume (according to the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'').</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Brigit of Kildare]], Irish [[patron saint]] (d. [[524]])
* [[Vedast]], [[Franks|Frankish]] bishop (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* c. March &ndash; [[Attila]], ruler of the [[Huns]] (b. [[406]])
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Emperor Wen of Song]], assassinated (b. [[407]])
* [[May 27]] &ndash; executed:
** [[Liu Jun, Prince Shixing]] of the [[Liu Song dynasty]] (b. [[429]])
** [[Liu Shao (Liu Song)|Liu Shao]], emperor of Liu Song (b. [[426]])
** [[Consort Pan (Liu Song)|Pan]], [[Concubinage|concubine]] of [[Emperor Wen of Liu Song|Wen Di]]
** [[Empress Yin (Liu Song)|Empress Yin]] of Liu Song, forced suicide
* [[July]] &ndash; [[Pulcheria]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empress]]
* [[Empress Helian|Helian]], empress of [[Northern Wei]]
* [[Thorismund]], king of the [[Visigoths]], assassinated
* Approximate traditional date:
** [[Emperor Ingyō]] of [[Japan]]
** [[Prince Kinashi no Karu]] of Japan

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