Consul (Gallic Empire)

The office of Consul was an honorary title in the Gallic Empire, as an indigenous version of the Roman Consuls.

History

After the Gallic Empire declared independence from the Roman Empire, it no longer recognized the Roman Consuls appointed by the Roman Emperor. Although the office had become entirely ceremonial, the Romans relied upon the consulship in order to date its years, which led the Gallic Empire to establish their own consuls. The office was often held by the Gallic Emperors themselves, a practice which was also copied from the Roman Empire.^[1] In the 14 years that the Gallic consulship existed, Postumus held it five times, Victorinus held it two times, Tetricus I held it three times, and Tetricus II held it once. Laelianus, Marius, and Domitianus II never held it, due to the extreme brevity of their reigns.^[2]

List of Gallic Consuls

Year	Consul	Consul
260	Postumus (second time)[3]	Honoratianus[4]
261	Postumus (third time)[3]	unknown[5]
262	unknown[5]
263
264
265	Postumus (fourth time)[3]
266
267	unknown[5]
268	Postumus (fifth time)[3]	Victorinus (first time)[5]
269	unknown[5]	unknown[5]
270	Victorinus (second time)[3]	Sanctus[5]
271	Tetricus (first time)[3]	unknown[5]
272	Tetricus (second time)[3]
273	Tetricus (third time)[3]
274	Tetricus (fourth time)[3]	Tetricus II[6]
Date and sequence unknown:
?	Censor (twice)[5]	Lepidus (twice)[5]
?	Dialis[5]	Bassus[5]
?	Apr(ilus?)"[5][7]	"Ruf(inus?)"[5][7]