# Albinus — The Prince character guide

> Albinus in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Albinus

**First appearance:** 0025-xix-that-one-should-avoid-being-despised-and-hated

## Who they are

Roman governor who claimed the throne after Pertinax's death.

## Relationships

### [Severus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/characters/severus)

_rivalry_

Severus defeated Albinus in a civil war to secure sole control of the Roman Empire.

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