Ricimer

Ricimer
Seal of Ricimer. The inscription reads RICIMER VINCAS ("Ricimer, may you conquer") around it.
Born	c. 418
Died	19 August 472 (aged c. 54)
Allegiance	Western Roman Empire
Service/branch	Roman army
Years of service	?–472
Rank	Magister militum (de facto military dictator of the Western Roman Empire from 461)
Battles/wars	Battle of Agrigentum Battle of Corsica Battle of Bergamo Siege of Rome

Ricimer^[a] (/ˈrɪsɪmər/ RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general who effectively ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus,^[3] until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with 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.^[4]

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