Leo II

Leo II

Leo II (Ancient Greek: Λέων, Leōn; c. 467 – 474), called the Younger, briefly reigned as a child 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo II is the 1,942nd most popular politician (down from 1,456th in 2019). (down from 122nd in 2019)

Leo II is most famous for being the last of the Roman emperors to rule from Constantinople.