Ricimer
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Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
→
kingmaker → magister militum → military commander → |
| activeYearsEnd |
472
→
|
| activeYearsStart |
circa 456
→
|
| battle |
Battle near Ravenna against Avitus (456)
→
Naval battle off Corsica against Vandals (456) → |
| causeOfDeath |
natural causes
→
|
| citizenship |
Western Roman Empire
→
|
| conflict |
power struggles in the Western Roman Empire
→
|
| contemporaryOf |
Anthemius
→
Gaiseric → Leo I the Thracian → Libius Severus → Majorian → |
| controlledInstitution |
Western Roman imperial court
→
|
| countryOfService |
Western Roman Empire
→
|
| dateOfBirth |
circa 405
→
|
| dateOfDeath |
18 August 472
→
|
| deposedEmperor |
Avitus
→
Majorian → |
| era |
Late Antiquity
→
|
| ethnicGroup |
Suebi
→
Visigoths → |
| ethnicity |
Germanic
→
|
| father |
Rechila or a Suebic noble related to the Visigothic royal house
→
|
| historicalPeriod |
decline of the Western Roman Empire
→
|
| influenced |
succession of Western Roman emperors
→
|
| installedEmperor |
Anthemius
→
Avitus → Libius Severus → Majorian → |
| militaryRank |
magister militum per Italiam
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|
| notableFor |
dominating Western Roman politics in the mid-5th century
→
installing and deposing Western Roman emperors → never claiming the imperial title himself → |
| occupation |
general
→
politician → |
| opposedEmperor |
Anthemius
→
|
| placeOfBirth |
Western Roman Empire
→
|
| placeOfDeath |
Rome
→
|
| positionHeld |
magister militum of the Western Roman Empire
→
patricius of the Western Roman Empire → |
| powerBase |
Italian army of the Western Roman Empire
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|
| religion |
Arian Christianity
→
|
| residence |
Ravenna
→
Rome → |
| spouse |
daughter of Emperor Anthemius
→
|
| title |
patricius
→
|
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Majorian
("Ricimer’s regime")
→
Olybrius → |
associatedWith |
|
Libius Severus
("Ricimer as magister militum")
→
|
associatedWithOffice |
|
Anthemius
→
|
conflictWith |
|
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
→
|
hasKeyFigure |
|
Western Roman Empire
→
|
militaryLeader |
|
Avitus
→
|
opponent |
|
Libius Severus
→
|
powerBehindThrone |
|
Majorian
→
|
supportedBy |
|
Libius Severus
→
|
wasPuppetRulerOf |