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Avitus

395 - 457

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Eparchius Avitus (died 456/7) was Roman emperor of the Western Empire from July 455 to October 456. He was a senator of Gallic extraction and a high-ranking officer both in the civil and military administration, as well as Bishop of Piacenza. He opposed the reduction of the Western Roman Empire to Italy alone, both politically and from an administrative point of view. For this reason, as Emperor he introduced several Gallic senators in the Imperial administration; this policy, however, was opposed by the senatorial aristocracy and by the people of Rome, who had suffered from the sack of the city by the Vandals in 455. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Avitus is the 1,908th most popular politician (down from 1,479th in 2019), the 621st most popular biography from France (down from 531st in 2019) and the 145th most popular French Politician.

Avitus is most famous for being the first Roman emperor to be deposed by his own army.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Avitus ranks 1,908 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Josef Kramer, Caroline Bonaparte, Koxinga, Suleyman Shah, and Llywelyn the Great. After him are Jahanara Begum, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ioannis Metaxas, Simon Thassi, and Roman Herzog.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 395, Avitus ranks 1. After him are Hydatius, Dengizich, and Lupus of Troyes. Among people deceased in 457, Avitus ranks 3. Before him are Merovech, and Marcian. After him are Pelagia, Yazdegerd II, Aioulf, Proterius of Alexandria, and Ibas of Edessa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Avitus ranks 621 out of 6,770. Before him are Boris Vian (1920), Albert Uderzo (1927), Paul Doumer (1857), Michel Piccoli (1925), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), and Pérotin (1160). After him are Charles de Foucauld (1858), Élisabeth of France (1764), Luc Besson (1959), Suzanne Valadon (1865), Jules Michelet (1798), and Luigi Lucheni (1873).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Avitus ranks 145. Before him are Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), René of Anjou (1409), Peter II of Courtenay (1155), Marine Le Pen (1968), Paul Doumer (1857), and Caroline Bonaparte (1782). After him are Christine of France (1606), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), Alexandre Millerand (1859), Rudolph of France (890), and Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092).

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