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Year '''437''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CDXXXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Flavius Aetius (magister militum)|Aetius]] and [[Sigisvultus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1190 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 437 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 ===
==== Europe ====
* [[Flavius Aetius]], Roman general (''[[magister militum]]''), secures the besieged city of [[Narbonne]] (Southern [[Gaul]]) against King [[Theodoric I]]. He concludes a [[peace treaty]] with the [[Visigoths]], and becomes [[consul]] for the second time.
* [[July 2]] &ndash; [[Valentinian III]], age 18, rules as emperor over the [[Western Roman Empire]]. His mother [[Galla Placidia]] ends her [[Regent|regency]], but continues to exercise [[Politics|political]] influence until her death in [[450]].
* [[October 29]] &ndash; Valentinian III cements an [[Political alliance|alliance]] with the eastern emperor, [[Theodosius II]], by marrying his daughter [[Licinia Eudoxia]] in [[Constantinople]]. This marks the [[Family reunion|reunion]] of the two branches of the [[Theodosian dynasty|House of Theodosius]].<ref>Herrin, Judith. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=deHFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA40 Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe]''. United Kingdom, Princeton University Press, 2020. 40.</ref>
* Battle of [[Middle Wallop|Wallop]]: [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], [[King of the Britons|leader]] of the [[Romano-British culture|Romano-British]], defeats the [[Anglo Saxons]] under King [[Vortigern]]. He is given all the kingdoms of the western side of [[Great Britain|Britain]] (according to ''[[Historia Brittonum]]'').
==== Mesoamerica ====
* [[K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo']] dies after an 11-year reign. He is the founder and first ruler of the [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[Maya civilization]] centered at [[Copán]] (modern [[Honduras]]).
=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* A [[synod]] at Constantinople attempts to impinge on the [[Pope]]'s rights in [[Illyricum (Roman province)|Illyria]]. [[Proclus]] tries to implement the synod's decisions, and Pope [[Pope Sixtus III|Sixtus III]] reminds the Illyrian [[bishop]]s of their obligations to his [[vicar]] at [[Thessaloniki]].
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== Births ==
* [[Childeric I]], king of the [[Salian Franks]] (approximate date)
* [[Saint Remigius|Remigius]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|bishop of Reims]] (approximate date)
== Deaths ==
* [[Princess Li Jingshou|Li Jingshou]], princess of the [[Xiongnu]] state [[Northern Liang]]
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