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Ricimer (/ ˈ r ɪ s ɪ m ər / RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general who effectively ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Anthemius.
Ricimer (died Aug. 18, 472) was a general who acted as kingmaker in the Western Roman Empire from 456 to 472. Ricimer’s father was a chief of the Suebi (a Germanic people) and his mother was a Visigothic princess.
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May 23, 2018 · Flavius Ricimer was a Romanized German who dominated the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. He deposed and executed several emperors, fought against the Vandals and the Alans, and died in 472.
Dec 15, 2010 · Ricimer was a powerful patrician and military leader who controlled the Western Roman Empire from 456 to 472 C.E. He installed four puppet emperors and shaped the fate of the Empire in its final decades.
Sep 13, 2022 · Ricimer was a Germanic general who ruled the Western Roman Empire from 461 to 472. He defeated the Vandals, the Visigoths, and the usurper Avitus, and appointed puppet emperors to serve his interests.
Ri'cimer. one of the most extraordinary characters in later Roman history, and worthy of being called the Roman "King-Maker," was the son of a Suevian chief who had married the daughter of Wallia, king of the West Goths.
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Ricimer was the product of a marriage alliance between the two barbarian kingdoms. Though his birth has been dated to the early 430s, an earlier date c. 418 is more reasonable, and provides a likely context for a Gothic-Suevic alliance.
