Valeria Messalina (), third wife of Roman Emperor Claudius, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald

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Valeria Messalina (c1720-48) the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius'. Valeria Messalina (Messallina), (c17/20- 48) was the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius. She was also a paternal cousin of the Emperor Nero, second cousin of the Emperor Caligula, and great-grandniece of the Emperor Augustus. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series 'Famous Beauties', 1937.

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