Leo II | |||||
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Roman emperor of the East | |||||
Augustus | 17 November 473 – November 474 | ||||
Coronation | 17 November 473 | ||||
Predecessor | Leo I | ||||
Successor | Zeno | ||||
Alongside | See list
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Caesar | October 472 – November 473 | ||||
Born | c. 467 | ||||
Died | November 474 (aged 7) Constantinople | ||||
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Dynasty | Leonid | ||||
Father | Zeno | ||||
Mother | Ariadne |
Leo II (Greek: Λέων, Leōn; c. 467 – 474), called the Younger, briefly ruled as emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 473 to 474. He was the son of Zeno, the Isaurian general and future emperor, and Ariadne, a daughter of the emperor Leo I (r. 457–474). Leo II was made co-emperor with his grandfather Leo I on 17 November 473, and became sole emperor on 18 January 474 after Leo I died of dysentery. His father Zeno was made co-emperor by the Byzantine Senate on 29 January, and they co-ruled for a short time before Leo II died in late 474.
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