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Ricimer

Ricimer

405 –August 18, 472

Politician, Military officer

Lived 67 years

Passed away in
Rome

Ricimer ( RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Procopius Anthemius. Deriving his power from his position as magister militum of the Western Empire, Ricimer exercised political control through a series of puppet emperors. Ricimer's death led to unrest across Italy and the establishment of a Germanic kingdom on the Italian Peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricimer