Faustus Cornelius Sulla Lucullus III was a Roman nobleman, the son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus, second son of Faustus Cornelius Sulla , Consul under the Principitate of Augustus, was born in Arretium in 30 BC, of the Cornelii Sullae....

. He was a great-grandchild of the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix , known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He had the rare distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as that of dictator...

. His mother was Aemilia Lepida

Aemilia Lepida

Aemilia Lepida is a Roman woman belonging to the gens Aemilia. All but the first Aemilia Lepida lived in the imperial era. The name was given to daughters of men belonging to the Lepidus branch of the gens Aemilia. The first Aemilia Lepida to be mentioned by Roman historians was the former fiancee...

. Faustus and his brother Lucius Cornelius Sulla Magnus

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Magnus

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Magnus was son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus, who was a descendant of the Roman dictator Faustus Cornelius Sulla I. Lucius Cornelius Sulla Magnus and his brother Faustus Cornelius Sulla Lucullus III were senators who lived in Tiberius' reign....

 were senators who lived in Emperor Tiberius

Tiberius

Tiberius , was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian...

' reign. Faustus was suffect consul in 31.

In 21, Faustus married Domitia Lepida the Younger. She was a child of Antonia Major

Antonia Major

Antonia Major , also known as Antonia the Elder, was a daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor and a relative of the first Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty...

 by consul Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16 BC), a great niece of Emperor Augustus

Augustus

Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...

 and a granddaughter to Octavia Minor

Octavia Minor

Octavia the Younger , also known as Octavia Minor or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus , half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and fourth wife of Mark Antony...

 and Triumvir Mark Antony

Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius , known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general. As a military commander and administrator, he was an important supporter and loyal friend of his mother's cousin Julius Caesar...

. Lepida had two children from her previous marriage to Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus

Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus

Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus was a consul of ancient Rome. He was the father of the Roman Empress Valeria Messalina, great-nephew of the Emperor Augustus, and father-in-law to the Emperor Claudius....

: Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, and the Empress Valeria Messalina, third wife of the Emperor Claudius

Claudius

Claudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...

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Domitia Lepida bore Faustus a son called Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix

Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix

Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix was one of the lesser known figures of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome. His grandmother was Antonia Major, the niece of Emperor Augustus by her husband Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus . His mother was Domitia Lepida, a great niece of Emperor Augustus and...

 (22-62), who later married Claudia Antonia

Claudia Antonia

Claudia Antonia was the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius and his second wife Aelia Paetina...

, a daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius

Claudius

Claudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...

. His stepdaughter would be the future Roman Empress Valeria Messalina

Messalina

Valeria Messalina, sometimes spelled Messallina, was a Roman empress as the third wife of the 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...

. Faustus died of uncertain causes around 40.