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Olybrius

400 - 472

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Anicius Olybrius (died 2 November 472) was Roman emperor from July 472 until his death later that same year; his rule as augustus in the western Roman Empire was not recognised as legitimate by the ruling augustus in the eastern Roman Empire, Leo I (r. 457–474). He was in reality a puppet ruler raised to power by Ricimer, the magister militum of Germanic descent, and was mainly interested in religion, while the actual power was held by Ricimer and his nephew Gundobad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olybrius is the 1,999th most popular politician (down from 1,662nd in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from Italy (down from 619th in 2019) and the 135th most popular Italian Politician.

Olybrius was the first of the Western Roman Emperors to come from an aristocratic background, and he is most famous for being the first Western Emperor to die in battle.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olybrius ranks 1,999 out of 19,576. Before him are Anisa Makhlouf, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Keir Starmer, Uzun Hasan, Toghrul, and Munjong of Joseon. After him are Robert Ley, Charles II of Naples, Béla I of Hungary, Catherine Jagiellon, Thongloun Sisoulith, and Senusret I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Olybrius ranks 9. Before him are Pope Zosimus, Saint Ursula, Merovech, Constantine III, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, and Vasubandhu. After him are Ermanaric, Alexius of Rome, Yazdegerd I, Pelagia, Aspar, and Victor. Among people deceased in 472, Olybrius ranks 2. Before him is Anthemius. After him is Ricimer.

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    Anthemius

    POLITICIAN

    420 - 472

    HPI: 73.55

    Rank: 1

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    Olybrius

    POLITICIAN

    400 - 472

    HPI: 72.19

    Rank: 2

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    Ricimer

    POLITICIAN

    405 - 472

    HPI: 70.43

    Rank: 3

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Olybrius ranks 719 out of 5,161. Before him are Donatella Versace (1955), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Nicola Porpora (1686), Francesco Totti (1976), and Silvio Piola (1913). After him are Charles II of Naples (1254), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), and Scipio Aemilianus (-185).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Olybrius ranks 135. Before him are Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), and Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46). After him are Charles II of Naples (1254), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Lucullus (-118), and Marcus Furius Camillus (-446).

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