Majorian

Majorian: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r. 457-461).

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Successor of: Avitus (after an interregnum)

Main deeds:

456 The military leader Ricimer forces Avitus to lay down his office
457 There is an interregnum, in which the East-Roman emperor Marcianus dies; he is succeeded by Leo I, who tries to control Italian affairs through Ricimer. He puts Majorian on the throne
458 Consul (with Leo); continued war against the Vandals, but Majorian loses his fleet in the naval battle of Carthago Nova
459 Ricimer made consul (with Flavius Iulius Patricius)
461 Ricimer, fearing Maiorianus' independence, forces him to resign, and orders his execution (more...)

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Succeeded by: Libius Severus